This article reviews the background, introduction, and critical response to new criminal offenses of coercive control in England/Wales Scotland. How Scottish offense is implemented will determine whether it can overcome shortcomings English law. We then review evidence on four dimensions control: relationship between "control" "violence," same-sex couples, measuring control, children's experience control. Coercive not a type violence. Indeed, level predicts range negative outcomes heretofore...

Despite the development of much positive work by to tackle domestic violence, frustrations are often voiced social care and other professionals - echoed in women's children's experiences that it can be difficult ensure sustain safe outcomes for women children circumstances violence. The article takes as its starting point these difficulties, provides an attempt at understanding some systemic problems practitioners may facing undermine effectiveness their practice. explores particular...

The article discusses findings from first study in Europe to track domestic violence cases over six years through the criminal justice system and compare involving male female perpetrators. Ninety-six men women recorded by police England as intimate perpetrators were tracked provide detailed narratives progression of cases, establishing samples with a single or perpetrator where both partners Domestic involves pattern abusive behaviour time in-depth longitudinal approach allowed similarities...

This article explores the involvement of specialist sexual violence services, including Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs), in supporting victims/survivors rape and abuse to engage with criminal justice system (CJS) England Wales. The underpinning research, conducted one area England, included referral data from police key interviews 15 contact 14 practitioners related services. We examine complex needs (who have experienced historical child abuse, acquaintance or context intimate...

Background Exposure to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) during childhood adolescence increases the risk of negative outcomes across lifespan. Objectives To synthesise evidence on clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness acceptability interventions for children exposed DVA, with aim making recommendations further research. Design (1) A systematic review controlled trials interventions; (2) a qualitative studies participant professional experience (3) network meta-analysis (NMA) analysis;...

Abstract Marianne Hesfer, Chris Pearson and Nicola Hatwin. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London (2000)

This article explores the process of attrition, where domestic violence cases fail to make it through criminal justice system and do not result in conviction. The draws on hitherto most detailed study such attrition UK. research, carried out across Northumbria Police Force area, explored quantitative cases, from reporting police final court outcome, contextualising this via experiences individuals (mainly women) victimised by as well perspectives practices police, prosecutors, courts...

Our paper is based on a qualitative empirical study of forced marriage in the UK and offers multidimensional view which challenges four key points that are currently central debate. First, explores problematic current European Union policies preventing focus raising age sponsorship for non-EU nationals migrating to UK. Second, conceptualizations consent at entry point into marriage. In contrast, survivors marriage, women’s organizations experienced providing services this group, both attach...

In this article, drawing on interviews with women and men in same sex relationships who have experienced domestic violence, we explore the ways which recognition of violence can be hampered by public stories about phenomenon practices love. Public construct as a gendered, heterosexual that is predominantly physical nature. Victims are also constructed ‘other’, weak passive. addition, argue love obfuscate violence; result victim/survivors constructing themselves stronger than perpetrator...

The article explores some of the ways heterosexual women are portrayed as perpetrators intimate partner domestic violence (IPV) in police records England and is first study United Kingdom to examine issue gender any detail over time. based on a 128 IPV cases tracked longitudinally 6 years, including 32 where were sole further “dual” alongside men. Women 3 times more likely than men be arrested when they construed perpetrator. However, Pence Dasgupta’s category “pathological violence”...

Objective To measure the experience and perpetration of negative behaviour, including domestic violence abuse (DVA), investigate its associations with health conditions behaviours in men attending general practice. Design Cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted between September 2010 June 2011. Setting 16 practices south west England. Participants Male patients aged 18 or older, alone, who could read write English. A total 1403 eligible (58%) participated survey 1368 (56%)...

Is it coercive controlling violence? A cross-sectional domestic violence and abuse survey of men attending general practice in England ABSTRACTObjective: Surveys that examine prevalence (DVA) without consideration impact, severity or context have limitations.The paper uses results from the first a European clinical male population, largest such study internationally, measured range emotional, physical sexual behaviours could be construed as DVA, including experience perpetration, impacts.The...

The ultimate goal of trials is to identify interventions that can benefit individuals in the future. It crucial, therefore, they measure outcomes reflect priorities and expectations those using interventions. We consider this issue relation for children exposed domestic violence abuse (DVA). To explore this, we drew on data collected as part a larger study whether types measured clinical reflect: (1) perceived reported qualitative evaluation studies; (2) views parents, professionals young...

Evidence for treatment effects of group-based Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators programmes remains, at best, inconclusive. In the present review, systematic/meta-analytic reviews were used to identify randomised controlled trials and a meta-summary approach was employed methodological challenges in design conduct these trials. Of fifteen studies identified, seven comparative effectiveness A range also identified by trialists; source outcome data, modality, attrition sample...

In this article, the authors examine contrary way that policy and practice have tended to operate in both Sweden England, concerning violence against women on one hand children other. The arrangements made for children's contact with parents after separated or divorced are important regard ongoing safety of who left violent men. However, fatherhood context separation divorce has be construed as inherently nonviolent, dangerous consequences women, child safety, welfare.