A textbook designed to prepare students to work with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence has been published by a University of Queensland researcher.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2019
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A new book, Companion Animals and Domestic Violence: Rescuing You, Rescuing Me, explores the role that dogs and other companion animals play in women's recovery from abuse, and the impacts on the animals themselves.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2019
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Migrant women with temporary visa status are particularly vulnerable when it comes to domestic and family violence. That vulnerability is intensified when you add technology to the mix.
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2019
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As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships – which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. In recent research ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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Digital technology is increasingly used in domestic and family violence, and the so-called "smart home" could make it worse.
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Sep 12, 2017
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The first domestic abuse policing strategy in UK history to be trialled under experimental conditions has found that an inexpensive two-day course in behaviour management for first offenders resulted in 35% fewer men reoffending ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2017
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A study published in the British Journal of Criminology investigated the nature and extent of UK police use of 'out of court resolutions' in cases of domestic abuse and found that many forces are potentially putting lives ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2017
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Arrests of women increased dramatically in the past two decades, while domestic abuse laws meant to protect female victims have put many behind bars for defending themselves, a new paper argues.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2015
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Women are up to 83 percent more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the initial abuse incident, according to a new study that has implications for victims, counselors and police.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2014
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Academics have, for the first time, found firm evidence of a link between domestic violence and 'Old Firm' football matches.
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2013
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