Domestic Abuse, Victims and the Law

Mandy Burton (University of Leicester, UK)

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Routledge
05 August 2022

Domestic violence; Offences against the person; Family law

The gap between what the law and legal processes deliver for victims of domestic abuse and what they actually need has, in some instances, arguably widened. This book provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the remedies available to victims in the civil, family and criminal law. It contends that expectations of the legal remedies have increased as the number and scope of remedies has proliferated. It further examines how legal responses to domestic abuse have evolved over the past decade and explores how the victim’s rights narrative and associated litigation, which has become prevalent in legal discourse and criminal justice reforms, has shifted expectations and impacted domestic abuse policy and law. The book presents a valuable addition to the literature in drawing on a discourse familiar to those with an interest in human rights, demonstrating its impact on a substantive area of law of great significance to both family and criminal lawyers and anyone with an interest in domestic abuse and legal responses.

By: Mandy Burton (University of Leicester UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367197353
ISBN 10: 0367197359
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 05 August 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Table of Cases Table of Statutes Chapter 1: Defining ‘abuse’: the nature of the problem Chapter 2: ‘Rights’ based claims Chapter 3: Civil Law Remedies- How are they working now? Chapter 4: Family Law-Child contact the risk of harm Chapter 5: Policing and Prosecuting- new offence, old problems? Chapter 6: Defences and Mitigation- the persistence of narratives of woman blaming Chapter 7: Hybridisation of legal responses Chapter 8: The Limitations of Legal Responses and Law Reform Bibliography Index

Mandy Burton is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Leicester, UK. She has published extensively on domestic abuse and the law, including articles, books and reports commissioned by UK government departments and public bodies with the aim of informing policy and improving practice in cases involving vulnerable victims.