The article focuses on the domestic abuse of pregnant women in Great Britain. It discusses the amended laws on domestic abuse including the Family Law Act 1996 and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. According to the author, midwives must have knowledge of these laws to provide better ...
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If you are a woman survivor of domestic abuse, the person who has abused you has committed a crime. You have rights in this case, and you may consider reaching out to the court or talking to a law enforcement officer about your next steps. If you’re living in a domestic violence sh...
criminal lawdomestic abusenew criminologiespolice responsesChanges in government policy over the last two decades have seen the traditional goals of criminal justice, namely prosecution and punishment, being replaced by an emphasis on prevention, fear reduction, security and harm reduction. During this ...
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Abuse is defined as any sexual, emotional, physical, economic or psychological actions, or threats of actions that influence a victim, including behaviors that terrify, frighten, manipulate, terrorize, hurt, humiliate, blame, or cause physical injury. It is still abuse even if it only happens on...
2007. Domestic abuse, civil protection orders and the ‘new criminologies’: Is there any value in engaging with the law? Feminist Legal Studies 15: 259–287.Connelly, Connelly, and Kate Cavanagh. 2007. Domestic abuse, civil protection orders and the `new criminologies’: Is there any value...
Abuse Alternatives assists more than 1,700 victims a year in domestic violence situations. "Connecting them to the appropriate resources and just being there to show them that we are there to support them to the entire process is just very critical," Abuse Alternatives shelter director Rachel Ba...
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