Footnotes
* For the purposes of this report we have used the title of domestic abuse officer ( DAO) to encompass the breadth of the specialist role as it exists in the police service in Scotland at this point in time. Variations in the actual titles used by each force reflect differences in the way in which these incidents are managed.
1 Government Equalities Office. Domestic Violence: Key Facts 2008. ( www.equalities.gov.uk/domestic_violence). London: Government Equalities Office, 2008.
2 Scottish Government. Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2006-07. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/22153700/0 ). Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2007.
3 Home Office . Tackling Domestic Violence Over Christmas And The New Year. Press Release. (http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/ Tackilng-Domestic-Violence ).London: Home Office, 2007.
4 Bolling, K., Brown, M. Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey 2006. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/10/12094216/0 ). Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2006.
5 HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland. Hitting Home - A Report on the Police Response to Domestic Violence. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents4/hithom01.htm ) . Edinburgh: The Scottish Office, 1997.
6 Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Joint Protocol - In partnership, challenging Domestic Abuse. ACPOS/ COPFS, 2005.
7 HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland . Common Knowledge: A Thematic Inspection of Intelligence & Information Sharing.( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/13161000/0 ). Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2007.
8 Scottish Executive. Domestic Abuse: A National Training Strategy. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/03/18901/33127 ) Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2004.
9 HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland. A Review of how the Scottish Crime Recording Standard has developed within the Police Service in Scotland since 2005. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/26133627/0 ) Edinburgh: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, 2008.
10 Whetstone, T. Measuring the impact of domestic violence co-ordinated response team. Policing: An International journal of Police Strategies and Management, 24(3), 2001, 371 - 398.
11 HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland. Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Primary Inspection 2006. ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/21091224/0 ) Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2007.