Such situations result in a lack of confidence in the police. As Miguel recalled, “My partner hit me once and I decided to go to the police station, where officers treated the matter as unimportant and told me that I must have gotten what I deserved. . . . I felt humiliated and alone. A female police officer was the only one who paid attention to me and helped me. To date, if I have a problem I only turn to her, nobody else.”