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Robinson, Amanda L.; Howarth, Emma – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Data from the largest study to date of the working practices of British victim support workers (known as Independent Domestic Violence Advisors or IDVAs) are used to provide insight into how "risk judgments" are made in cases of domestic violence. Using data from more than 2,000 victims, this study found a convergence between actuarial…
Descriptors: Injuries, Risk, Family Violence, Foreign Countries
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Das, Chaitali – Child Care in Practice, 2012
Divorce or separation is one route towards addressing high conflict in marriages and may be a key route out of situations of significant domestic violence for women and children. However, divorce has been associated with feminisation of poverty and other negative outcomes which can be further exacerbated for victimised women. While there has been…
Descriptors: Divorce, Family Violence, Mothers, Foreign Countries