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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Domestic abuse"”.
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Probation domestic abuse programmes: a study of probation domestic abuse perpetrator programmes: interactive dynamics and personal perspectives
… explores the group dynamics of two Probation domestic abuse perpetrator programmes; the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme and Building Better Relationships, drawing on participant observation and semi structured interviews with participants and facilitators. It is argued that perpetrator …
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Targeting Domestic Abuse by Mining Police Records
… from analyses of three large datasets of domestic abuse records sourced from multiple police forces in England and Wales. It seeks to address research questions in relation to the extent of repeat and serial abuse, concentration and escalation of harm, and the forecasting of future serious …
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Response to Domestic Abuse in Turkey: A feminist analysis
This qualitative research aims to examine domestic abuse in Turkey. Specifically, the research focuses on three key areas in the field of domestic abuse: women’s experiences of domestic abuse by their husbands, women’s experiences with the shelters, and the service providers’ perspectives on …
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Policing domestic abuse in Scotland: a social constructionist approach
… the use of pro-arrest policies with relation to domestic abuse incidents. The researcher conducted interviews with 10 police officers and the narrative evidence seems to support findings of other studies on mandatory and presumptive arrest policies that suggest that those policies may be more …
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An oral history of domestic abuse in Scotland 1945-1992
This thesis investigates domestic abuse in the changing socio-economic and political context of post-war Scotland. Assault on wives was a common yet under-reported crime and contemporary surveys failed to capture its true extent. Knowledge about domestic abuse comes mainly from women's aid sources …
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"The real world" : a study of domestic abuse in Salford
Research shows that domestic abuse is a deeply gendered experience with women accounting for the majority of its victims. Its impact on individuals cannot be overstated. This study presents an in-depth examination of the impact of domestic abuse on women in Salford. An ethnographic approach was …
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Individuals, Families and Neighbourhoods: Predictors of Domestic Abuse in Essex
The human and economic cost of domestic abuse is enormous. In the UK two women a week are dying as a result of their abuse and the cost to society and the economy is estimated to be in the region of £66 billion pounds a year. Having the ability to predict those most at risk is essential in …
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Beyond patriarchy: a qualitative study of men's experience of domestic abuse
… research into heterosexual men's experiences of domestic abuse (DA) and currently no research from a counselling psychology perspective. The investigation examined heterosexual men's experiences of DA. Nine men who selfidentified as having been subject to DA within a prior heterosexual …
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Exploring role reversal within the victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
… was to explore incidents of Intimate Partner Abuse to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship dynamics between victims and perpetrators of Intimate Partner Abuse (DOMESTIC ABUSE). The study used a quantitative analysis of data obtained by Merseyside Police in May 2014 for recorded …
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Policing Incidents of Domestic Abuse Involving Children: Children’s and Police Officers’ Experiences
… police-child interactions at incidents of domestic abuse (DA). <br/><br/>Background: It is now widely accepted that very few children and young people (CYP) living with DA remain unaffected, the effects of which may be carried into adulthood (Richardson-Foster et al., 2012; Radford, 2011; …
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Characteristics of Batterers Convicted of Domestic Abuse in the Batterers’ Education Reform
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Labour of love: the impact of emotional labour on domestic abuse support workers
The contentious subject of domestic abuse continues to be a concern within society. From the 1970’s the response to domestic abuse grew in response to the second wave of feminists and in response to this the introduction of support for victims of domestic abuse was created.<br/><br/>Nowadays, there …
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A phenomenological enquiry into gay male domestic abuse victims’ experience of engaging with psychotherapy
Domestic abuse (DA) can have a severe impact on one’s mental health and well-being and has been shown to be at least as prevalent within LGBT relationships as heterosexual relationships. However, heteronormative narratives around same-sex DA mean that victims are less likely to name their …
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Domestic Abuse Among Adults in England During and After COVID19, Government Interventions and Service Improvements
The research aimed to determine the prevalence of domestic abuse violence among adults in the United Kingdom during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and to gain a better understanding of the available social and public health care services, policies related to it, how they have changed since the …
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An Investigation into the Needs of Men Experiencing Domestic Abuse and Current Service Provision (Wales)
… ‘What are the needs of men experiencing domestic abuse’ and ‘Is current service provision meeting those needs?’ From a policy, research and practice perspective, domestic abuse has largely focussed on heterosexual women. Knowledge, awareness and understanding of male victimisation is …
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Policing domestic abuse in an English police force: navigating definitional boundaries and exploring tensions between policy and practice
This thesis presents a case study of domestic abuse (DA) policing in an English police force area. The majority of incidents attended by frontline police officers are flagged as DA. However, the definition of DA used in research does not always reflect the cross-government definition, which is also …
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“Anything I do now feels like an act of resilience”: adversity, resilience, and wellbeing in female survivors of domestic abuse
… resilience, and wellbeing in female survivors of Domestic Abuse (DA). We employed a multi-phase mixed-methods research design comprising a cross-sectional online quantitative survey in phase one and qualitative remote interviews in phase two. Method: In phase one, a convenience sample of 119 adult …
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A Linguistic Assessment of Domestic Abuse: Determining Patterns of Politeness Theory and Persuasion Utilised to Facilitate Abuse and Disguise Abusive Personalities
Domestic abuse is an issue which persists within society, and its subtle, manipulative methods provide a barrier for abuse detection for victims, police officers and prosecution services. The subsequent thesis adopts a holistic approach in determining the barriers of abuse detection through …
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