Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes : Problems with Policy, Regulation and Legality / by Jamie Grace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grace, Jamie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical criminology.

Criminology.

Criminal behavior.

Criminal law.

Social policy.

Critical Criminology.

Crime Control and Security.

Criminal Behavior.

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

Social Policy.

Local Subjects:

Critical Criminology.

Crime Control and Security.

Criminal Behavior.

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

Social Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Summary:

"Not only is this the first book to offer a forensic examination of Clare's Law, but it is also currently the only text to offer a comparative analysis of the various domestic abuse disclosure schemes emerging internationally." - Dr. Marian Duggan, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK "Amidst growing attention to domestic abuse, this original and expert study illuminates the Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes. The sentiment behind this instrument is laudable, but, as the author expertly demonstrates, confusing policy spirals have been created by the urge to act against perceived risk rather than to analyse options and consequences. Sounder understandings and solutions can be found in this book." - Professor Emeritus Clive Walker, School of Law, University of Leeds, UK This book examines Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes, in the form of 'Clare's Law' policies, that have spread from England and Wales to an increasing proportion of the common law world: Scotland and Northern Ireland, New Zealand, parts of Australia, some provinces in Canada, and more. These policies are predicated on police forces warning the partners of abusers about domestic violence perpetrated in the past of those abusive partners. This book explores why the evidence that these Schemes actually prevent serious harm is overall patchy, and currently unconvincing. This book makes an argument for the evaluation and reappraisal of a piece of public protection policy which might currently be serving as sticking plaster on the shortcomings of wider public policy aimed at preventing violence against women. This book draws on the emerging body of research on Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes, and contributes original insights and analysis of its own. Jamie Grace is Senior Lecturer in Law and Fellow of the Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, based in the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice. In 2020 Jamie was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Victim vulnerability, risk prediction and victim blaming

Chapter 3. Policy origins of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

Chapter 4. A 'policy spiral' in common law jurisdictions

Chapter 5. The effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

Chapter 6. Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes in a complex 'regulatory space'

Chapter 7. The governance and legalities of Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

Chapter 8. Reflections, conclusions and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Grace, Jamie Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

ISBN:

9783030890391

OCLC:

1287135966