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1 Index A abuse support services, 191, 193, 244 specialist domestic violence and, abusive attitudes, prevention, abusive behaviour, 68, 71, 155, 167, 186, 191, 208, 289, 305, 307, 317 factors influencing, in LGB and/or T, 305, 306 perpetrators of, 164 prevention, abusive relationship, interventions targeting, abusive relationship, participant response, aggression and violence, bad relationships, causes problems in relationships, 170 preventing abusive attitudes and behaviour, resolve bad/unhealthy relationship, Advocacy, Support, Safety, Information and Services Together (ASSIST), 91 aggressive hyper-masculine culture, 174 All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), 119 on domestic violence, 125 on sexual violence, 125 APPG. See All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Note: Page number followed by n refers to footnotes. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 S. Hilder, V. Bettinson (eds.), Domestic Violence, DOI /

2 322 Index ASSIST. See Advocacy, Support, Safety, Information and Services Together (ASSIST) Associated Partner Support Services, 289 Attitudes towards Domestic Violence (ADV) questionnaire, 165 attitudes, young people, AT v Hungary, 20n6 authorities, local, 233 area-based grants to, 232 and housing providers, 234, 236 role and practice of, B Bail Act 1976, 49 BAMER women. See Black and Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) women barring orders, 46, 49, 53 bisexual male victims, Black and Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) women access to DVA services, 120 refuges for, 121 black and minority ethnic (BME) community, 112 Black Liberation Movement, 110, 110n2 Black Panther Movement, 110n2 bodily harm, 70 1 British Bill of Rights, 32 C CAADA. See Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA) CAFCASS. See Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (CAFCASS) CAMHS. See Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) CCR. See Coordinated Community Response (CCR) CDVP. See Community Domestic Violence Programme (CDVP) CEDAW. See Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) CERP. See Court Estate Closure Programme (CERP) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), 148 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (CAFCASS), 277 Children s Act 1989, 113, 133 civil law, 72 3 civil legal aid, 73 4 CJS. See Criminal Justice System (CJS) co-commissioning models, 116 coercion and control DVA, legal recognition of, 71 2 coercive behaviour, emotional abuse and, coercive control, 65, 134 strategy, 65 violence, 62 COHSAR approach. See COmparing Heterosexual and Same-sex Abuse in Relationships (COHSAR) approach

3 Index 323 commissioning and DVA sector, Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, 22n8 Community Domestic Violence Programme (CDVP), 276 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), 277 Community Safety Officers, 241 Community Safety Partnership (CSP), 253, 255 Community Safety Team, 239, 241, 243 COmparing Heterosexual and Same-sex Abuse in Relationships (COHSAR) approach, 304 Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS), 61, 61n2 Convention of Belem do Para, 21, 21n7 Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, 22, 26 7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Committee, 20, 29, 159 Convention rights, 24 Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA), 255, 255n2, 257 Coordinated Community Response (CCR), 115, 251, 252, 252n1 coordinated victim-centred approach, 251 Coral Project, 189, Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, 1, 6 7, 16 Council of Europe Task Force to Combat Violence against Women, 26 Court Estate Closure Programme (CERP), 94 Courts Closure Programme, 82, 91, 96 CPS. See Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) CRCs. See Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) Th e Crime and Disorder Act 1998, 114, 253 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) network, 114 Crime and Security Act 2010, 47, 97 Crime Reduction Programme, 164 Criminal Justice Act 2003, 98, 99 Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, 115 Criminal Justice System (CJS), 66, 70 1, 81, 114, 115, 260, 276 criminal law, 48, 49 in domestic violence, 55 Criminal Law Act 1977, 228n2 criminogenic needs principle, 115n5 Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, 90 Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), 84, 88 CSP. See Community Safety Partnership (CSP)

4 324 Index CTS. See Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS) cynicism, 91 D DAHA. See Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) DAIP. See Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP) DASH. See Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence Risk Identification Checklist (DASH) Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) commissioned report, 232 desistance from DVA, dichotomy, public/private, 18 discrimination, 19, 191 domestic abuse, 90 1, , 164 commissioner funding strategies for, 192 court, Scottish, 90 1 housing as primary responder to situations of, Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), 244, 244n4, 245 Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP), 251 Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, 281 Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit, 92 Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence Risk Identification Checklist (DASH), 240, 241 risk assessment checklist, 255n3 Domestic Abuse Task Force, 254 domestic and sexual violence, APPG on, Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates Court Act 1978, 229 domestic violence APPG on, 125 cross-government definition of, 68 ECHR case law on, 23 forums, 114 historical weaknesses in policing of, as human rights issue, UN endorsement of, 21 domestic violence and abuse (DVA), 1 2, 81, 82, 93, 107, 108, 191 health and social care agencies on, 220 instrumental and expressive typologies of, intersectionality, LGB and/or T, 121, male perpetrators of, 274, 281, 282 perpetrators, 204, 275, 276, 278, 279, 286, 302 self-report surveys of, 307 domestic violence and abuse (DVA) perpetrator programmes, 98, 275, domestic violence and abuse (DVA) sector, 125 commissioning and, grass root beginnings of, political ideology of, 110 professional autonomy of, 119 domestic violence and abuse (DVA) services BAMER women s access to, 120

5 Index 325 mainstream establishment and expansion of voluntary, 116 Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, 229 Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004, 66, 298 Domestic Violence Family Intervention Worker (FIW), 133 Domestic Violence Intervention Programme (DVIP), 275 Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme (DVPP), 276, 277, 290 Domestic Violence Protection Notice (DVPN), 7, 37, 46 50, 236 authorisation for, 51 police implementation of, 52 Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs), 7, 37, 46 51, 53 5, 97, 236 police implementation of, 52 Duluth Model, 251, 252n1, 275 DVA. See Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) DVIP. See Domestic Violence Intervention Programme (DVIP) DVPN. See Domestic Violence Protection Notice (DVPN) DVPOs. See Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) DVPP. See Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme (DVPP) E ECHR. See European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ECtHR. See European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) emotional abuse, 191 and coercive behaviour, Employment Rights Act 1996, 263 Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, 107 European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), 26, 27 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), 17 18, 22 5 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), 16, 18, 22, 25, 29 exosystem, 174 expressive violence, 278, 279 F faith-based community, 9, 189, 204, 206, 217, 221 faith-based context, 220 faith-based discourse, 212 faith-based environment, 206 faith-based group, 206 Family Intervention Worker (FIW), 9, 133 managing communication with children and services, research methodology, role, 135 9, Family Law Act 1996, 53, 72, 133 female violence, 64 femininity, societal expectations of, 64 feminist analysis, 184 criminology, 184 feminist sociopolitical theory, Finney, A., 160

6 326 Index Firebreak Project, 156, 156n1, 157, FIW. See Family Intervention Worker (FIW) Fox, C., 165 Francis, B., 189 Freeman, C., 10, 273, 303 Friend, D. J., 279 G gay male victims, gender asymmetrical, 161 and faith, DVA, identity, trans, 197 role expectations, legal constructions of, 62 5 stereotypes, 190 gender-neutral approach, 5, 7, 28, 76, 184 gender power relations, 184 Goekce v Austria, 20n6 Government Select Committee on Violence, 111 H Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, 263 healthy relationships, participant response, aggression and violence, hegemonic masculinity, 184, 185 Her Majesty s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), 41 Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), 7, 37, 42, 44, 52, 55, 81 College of Policing, 44, 45 inspection, 41, 42 report, 85, 86, 93, 193 Hester, M., Three planets model, 136, 138 hierarchy of harm, 60 Hill and Van Colle and Smith, 42 Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire (1989) AC, 53, 42n3 HMCPSI. See Her Majesty s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) HMIC. See Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Homelessness Act 2002, 233 homelessness legislation, 231 Home Office, 40, 47, 85, 114, 134, 157, 165, 192, 254 6, 298 circular, 40, 41, 46 domestic violence and abuse definition by, 158, 191 DVA definition by, 206, 215, 282 guidance, 49 policy development, 243 Housing Act 1996, 230, 233 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, 111, 229 housing, as primary responder, Housing Benefit Regulation 7 (6), 238 housing law provision, 74 5 human rights, 17 approach, 32

7 Index 327 discourse, 16, 32 issue, domestic violence as, violation, 16 human rights law, 17, 18, 22, 24 6 hyper-masculine culture, 161, 166, 174 I ICCPR. See International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) ICESCR. See International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) IDAP. See Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP) IDVA. See Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA); Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) IKWRO. See Iranian and Kurdish Women s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA), 10, 115, 140, 144 5, 240, 255, for male victims, 182, 195 role, 265 Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA), 83, 85, Independent Police Complaints Commission, 96 instrumental psychological abuse, 280 instrumental violence, 278 Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP), 237, 276 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence, 21 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), 17 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), 17 international human rights, 18 intersectionality, 163 4, intimate partner violence (IPV), 84 Iranian and Kurdish Women s Rights Organisation (IKWRO), 256 Istanbul Convention, 1, 4, 16, 19, 26 31, 124 J Jallow v Bulgaria, 20n6 Johnson, M., typologies of domestic violence, 186, 189, , 284, 306 Joint Protocol, 91, 93 Judicial Studies Board, 63 justice system, criminal, 66, 70 1, 81, 114, 115, 260, 276 L LASPO. See Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) legal aid criteria, 73 4 in England and Wales, 92 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO), 73, 228n2

8 328 Index legal response, in England and Wales, 60 Legal Services Commission, 53 legislation, homelessness, 231 lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGB and/or T), 11, 189, 190, 192, 196, 276, 292, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGB and/or T) perpetrator interventions, demand and viability, evidence and expertise, organisation and facilitation, practitioners perspectives on development, programme philosophy and content, survey findings, LGB and/or T. See lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGB and/or T) liberty crime, 60, 69 local authorities, 233 area-based grants to, 232 and housing providers, 234, 236 role and practice of, Local Government Act 2000, 24 M macrosystem, 175 male victims American studies of, 194 gay and bisexual, heterosexual, IDVA for, 182, 195 police and judicial response to, policy approach, prevalence of, in same-sex relationships, 189 trans, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, 263 mandatory arrest policy development, 250 MAPPA. See Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Maputo Protocol, 21 MARAC. See Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) masculinity, 190, 286 hegemonic, 184, 185 McPherson v Secretary of State for the Home Department, 22 Michael and others v Chief Constable of South Wales and another, 41 microsystem, 174 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), 115 multi-agency responses, 254, 265 development and philosophy of, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), 3, 45, 55, 73, 74, 115, 136, 140, 235, 240, 255, 257 8, 260 criticisms of, 256 evaluation of, 256 NGO representation at, 257 prioritisation function of, 257 role, 265

9 Index 329 N National Assistance Act 1948, 24 National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, 24 National Helpline for Male Victims, 195 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 261 National Offender Management Service (NOMS), 305 National Practitioner s Network for Domestic Violence Intervention Programmes, 276 National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), 166 Aggression Project, 173 National Steering Group, 95 National Violence Against Women and Girls, 243 National Women s Aid Federation (NWAF), 111 NICE. See National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) NOMS. See National Offender Management Service (NOMS) non-government organisations (NGOs), 42, 251, 257 9, 292 NSPCC. See National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) NWAF. See National Women s Aid Federation (NWAF) O Off ences Against the Person Act 1861, 65n8 Oxfordshire County Council v R and another, 24 P PCCs. See Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) Peabody, 239, 240 Peabody s Vulnerable Resident policy, 241 perpetrator tenancy rights, 236 and victims, 190 perpetrator intervention, LGB and/ or T demand and viability, evidence and expertise, organisation and facilitation, practitioners perspectives on development, programme philosophy and content, survey findings, perpetrator programme development in UK, DVA, 98, 280 4, Personal, Social Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE), 164, 165 physical abuse, 191 physical violence, 60, 61, 68, 162, 168, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), 193 Pre-Sentence Report (PSR), 99 priority need establishment, private dichotomy, 18 pro-arrest policy, 40, 49

10 330 Index Probation Service, 2, 276 in England and Wales, 288 property and tenancy rights, pro-prosecution policies, 49 Protection from Harassment Act 1997, 67, 68 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, 21 PSR. See Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) psychiatric injury, 70, 70n9 psychological abuse, 188 instrumental, 280 psychological harm, 72 psychological violence, 280 Public Sector Equality Duty, 125 R rational action theory, 277n2 Rational Calculator Model, 277n2 READAPT (Relationship Education and Domestic Abuse Prevention Tuition) project, 165 RESPECT, 193, 276, 289, 290 REFUGE, 72n11, 110n2, 118, 119, 121, 228, 229 refuge movement, 111 regional treaties, 19 responsivity principle, 115n5 Rights of Women in Africa, 21 risk principle, 115n5 R v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, 97 S sacred texts and teaching, Safe Lives, 118 same-sex relationships, male victims in, 189 sanctuary schemes, 232n3 SARC. See Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Scotland Domestic Abuse Task Force in, 254 rise in police diversion, 92 4 specialist domestic abuse courts, 91 Scottish domestic abuse courts, 90 1 Scottish Legal Aid Board, 92 Screening Assessment tools, 186n1 SDVC. See Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVC) section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015, 134 Sentencing Guidelines Council, 98 Serious Crime Act 2015, 66, 71, 85 service provision, expansion of, sex and relationships education (SRE), 305 sexual abuse, 162, 168, 188, 191, 204, 208, 300, 301 Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), 255 sexual stereotypes, 63 sexual violence, 110n1, 123, 160, 192, 193 APPG on, 125 situational couple violence, 61 Social Return on Investment (SRI) methodology, 116, 118 sociopolitical theory, feminist, Southall Black Sisters group, 112 Spare Rib, 110n1

11 Index 331 specialist domestic violence, and abuse support services, Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVC), 8, 50, 82 4, 95, 115, 255 case identification, 84 5 core principle of, 88 defence at, 92 in England and Wales, 87, 91 extending the scope of, 96 8 implementation of, 90 sentencing, 98 9 spiritual abuse, 213 and DVA, 203, SRE. See sex and relationships education (SRE) Standing Together Against Domestic Violence, 165 Stark, E. Coercion and Control, 62 5, 134, 215, 278 Supporting People Programme, 231 T tenancy rights perpetrators, 236 property and, tenancy support, and independent living, Th ree planets model (Hester), 136, 138 Torres Rueda, S., 189 trans gender identity, 182, 189, 197, 298n2, 312 trans male victims, transphobic emotional abuse, 301 Troubled Families policy, 137, 138 U UK Bill of Rights, 32 Refuge on track referral system, 119 Troubled Families policy, 137 UN endorsement of domestic violence, 21 General Assembly Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 20 human rights treaties, Special Rapporteur, 19, 20 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 17 V Van Colle and Smith (2008) UKHL, 50, 42n3 VAWG. See violence against women and girls (VAWG) victim-centred court, and IDVA, victimisation, 45, 47, 53, 54, 61, 108, 158, 161, 187, 197, 219, 250, 302 male, 9, 27, 182 4, 192, 195 re-victimisation, 23, 25, 74, 260 victimology, 184 Victim s Charter in 1990, 119 violation, human rights, 16 violence against women, 21, 27, 28 violence against women and girls (VAWG), 157, 163 infliction of, 159 strategy, 123, 157

12 332 Index Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, 264 violent abuse, 160 VK v Bulgaria, 20n6 W Welfare Reform Act 2012, 239 women UN Special Rapporteur on violence against, 20 violence against, 21, 27, 28 Women and Domestic Violence Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against, 22, 26 7 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against, 1, 6 7, 16 Women s Aid Federations, 111 Women s Aid National Quality Standards, 124 Women s Liberation Movement, 109, 111 Women s Safety Services, 289 Y Yemshaw v Hounslow London Borough Council, 234 Yildirim v Austria, 20n6 young people attitudes of, domestic abuse and, towards abusive relationships, 161 3

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