Domestic Violence Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Protection, Prev
This book presents a variety of socio-legal perspectives on issues of domestic violence and abuse. Focussing on contemporary research and practice developments in policing, law, statutory and voluntary sectors, the contributors to this volume cover a vast
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SARAH HILDER AND VANESSA BETTINSON
Domestic Violence Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Protection, Prevention and Intervention
Domestic Violence
Sarah Hilder • Vanessa Bettinson Editors
Domestic Violence Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Protection, Prevention and Intervention
Editors Sarah Hilder Health and Life Sciences De Montfort University Leicester, United Kingdom
Vanessa Bettinson Dept. Law De Montfort University Leicester, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-52451-5 ISBN 978-1-137-52452-2 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-52452-2
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For Matilda Bettinson and Derek William Hilder.
Preface
We were introduced in 2012 by Professor Rob Canton, under the premise that we shared a common interest in Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) concerns. This was, indeed, the case, although we soon found that our social science and legal backgrounds resulted in some challenging debates and that whilst we shared an underpinning philosophy relating to a desire to see a reduction in the prevalence of and harm caused by DVA, our definitions, language and perceived priorities varied significantly. Our knowledge and analysis of policy developments, research activities and practice innovations within each other’s subject discipline pertaining to DVA were also clearly restricted by our own subjective ‘lens’, shaped by our personal and professional perspectives. We knew our exchanges were not unique in this respect and that, despite the establishment of a myriad o
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