Season 1 Episode 26: Listening to the Voices of Survivors of Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: An Interview with Nanette Chezum
About This Episode
Survivors of officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV) face threats and challenges not faced by other survivors. OIDV perpetrators are highly trained in violence, control, and surveillance; have access to resources to surveil and threaten the survivor; can use knowledge of the system, including the location of confidential shelters/refuges; can use their relationships with other professionals to further their abuse; and often have access to firearms.
In this second episode in a series on officer-involved domestic violence, David and Ruth interview Nanette Chezum, an OIDV survivor about her experience of abuse. Nanette shares about:
How her initial trust she placed in her partner was elevated because he was a police officer
Her partner’s tactics of abuse and its relationship to his training and position
The importance of getting support and validation from the partner from another officer
The supportive and positive response she received from her perpetrator’s department
Learn more about Nanette’s public speaking.