He's on the Job: How to Navigate a DV Call When the Subject Is Law Enforcement or Law Enforcement Adjacent

You find out who he is in the first thirty seconds — a corrections officer, a deputy from the next county, someone who went through the academy with your partner. And before you've consciously decided anything, something shifts in how you're reading the scene. That feeling is human. It is also one of the most dangerous dynamics in domestic violence response. Here's what's producing it, what the research says about law enforcement involved DV, and how to navigate the call anyway.