Intimate partner violence is a well-known social, criminal and health problem. The victim's characteristics have been changing in the last years, however, intimate partner violence against male victims has not yet been the subject of sufficient social or scientific attention. The police, for many victims, is the first contact when calling for help. The present study analyses the discourses of police officers on male victims of intimate partner violence and explore their experiences and difficulties when men are the victims. In depth interviews with police officers (n = 11) were conducted and data was analyzed according to content analysis which allowed the identification of three major themes: IPV in general, IPV against males and the role of the police officers. The findings showed that police officers have an adjusted knowledge on the phenomenon (e.g., prevalence; types of violence; characterization of IPV; reasons for female aggression; role of police). Yet there seems to be some grey areas when it comes to more specific questions (e.g., characteristics of the perpetrators; impact on the victim; coping strategies to deal with violence), which can contribute to difficulties for male victims to report intimate partner violence and receive a helpful service. The practical implications of these qualitative findings for police, male victims and the scientific community are discussed.

亲密伴侣暴力是众所周知的社会、犯罪和健康问题。受害者的特征在过去几年发生了变化，然而，针对男性受害者的亲密伴侣暴力尚未引起足够的社会或科学关注。对许多受害者来说，警察是寻求帮助的第一个联系人。本研究分析了警察对亲密伴侣暴力男性受害者的话语，并探讨了他们在男性成为受害者时的经历和困难。与警官的深度访谈（n = 11) 进行并根据内容分析对数据进行分析，该分析允许识别三个主要主题：一般的 IPV、针对男性的 IPV 和警察的角色。调查结果表明，警务人员对该现象的了解有所调整（例如，流行率；暴力类型；IPV 的特征；女性攻击的原因；警察的作用）。然而，在涉及更具体的问题时似乎存在一些灰色地带（例如，肇事者的特征；对受害者的影响；应对应对暴力的策略），这可能会导致男性受害者难以报告亲密伴侣的暴力行为并获得有用的服务。讨论了这些定性调查结果对警察、男性受害者和科学界的实际影响。