Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence to police: Views of physicians in California

M.A. Rodriguez, E. McLoughlin, H.M. Bauer, V. Paredes and K. Grumbach

American Journal of Public Health, 1999, vol. 89, issue 4, 575-578

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined physicians' perspectives on mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence to police. Methods. We surveyed a stratified random sample of California physicians practicing emergency, family, and internal medicine and obstetrics/gynecology. Results. An estimated 59% of California primary care and emergency physicians (n = 508, 71% response rate) reported that they might not comply with the reporting law if a patient objects. Primary care physicians reported lower compliance. Most physicians agreed that the legislation has potential risks, raises ethical concerns, and may provide benefits. Conclusions. Physicians' stated noncompliance and perceived negative consequences raise the possibility that California's mandatory reporting law is problematic and ineffective.

Date: 1999
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