The way evidence and testimony is used in court makes it very hard to prove a relationship is coercive.
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The Archers’s character may have been acquitted of attempted murder in the BBC radio show, but she now faces a battle over child arrangements.
Cuts to local councils are being passed onto domestic violence services – here’s what we need to do to prevent it.
One reason for the series’ success can undoubtedly be found in its spectacle of violence and sex.
Why we’re being asked to decide whether Amber Heard is one of two archetypes: the gold-digging, manipulative siren or the innocent female victim.
Why a show about village life in a fictional town somewhere in middle England has been making headline news.
How the kind of abuse Rob subjected Helen to often goes unnoticed.
We mustn’t allow convicted rapists or abusers to continue as role models.
A new three-year pilot programme to help the perpetrators of domestic abuse will start this April, but as investment in victim help declines, questions have arisen as to just how effective it can be.
It’s important to look beyond the same old gender sterotypes.
Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence will today hear how the health system can better respond to partner abuse, with the help of trained professionals and broader, government support.
Research about specialist women’s domestic violence and other refuges does not support the claims made by NSW Family and Community Services Minister Gabrielle Upton that recent sweeping changes to these…
This Valentine’s Day, why not ditch the roses and celebrate by watching some sexual violence? That’s a more honest marketing pitch for the Fifty Shades of Grey film. It’s astonishing that, in 2015, sexual…
A campaign is underway in the UK to make it illegal to abort a child based on its gender. Proponents say they are worried about women being coerced into terminating female foetuses and that action needs…
“Can a leopard really change its spots?” “Does everyone deserve a second chance?” “Do perpetrator programmes work?” These are some of the questions we are being asked this week as we release findings from…
The recent string of major child sexual assault scandals, in Australia and other countries, can create a feeling of disgust and an urge to look away from an ugly reality. Yet we must confront and take…
She showed me the cigarette burns on her arms. Her eyes seemed empty as she slumped in the chair, answering questions with defeated shrugs. Finally she explained that her stepfather had held her down and…
This week’s no-brainer award goes to the UK Home Office - an accolade it has surely won many times before. A new consultation has been launched to see whether the law on domestic violence should match…
A peculiar omission in the Scottish government’s new strategy for eliminating violence against women and girls – Equally Safe – was highlighted last month by a North American expert in this field. Consultant…
Following UK Home Secretary Theresa May’s announcement that England and Wales are bringing in a “Clare’s law” that will allow people to check whether their partner has a history of domestic abuse, Alex…
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, University of Reading
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Maîtresse de conférences HDR en psychologie sociale, spécialiste de la violence conjugale/contrôle coercitif, Université Paris Nanterre
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Sheffield