Description
| Product ID: | 9781032422879 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Coercive Control and the Criminal Law |
| Authors: | Author: Cassandra Wiener |
| Page Count: | 204 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Violence and abuse in society, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: family and relationships, Social work, Penology and punishment, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Social, group or collective psychology, Comparative law, Law and society, gender issues, Legal aspects of criminology, Public international law: human rights, Criminal justice law, Family law, Social law and Medical law, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Violence in society, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: family & relationships, Social work, Penology & punishment, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Social, group or collective psychology, Comparative law, Gender & the law, Criminology: legal aspects, International human rights law, Criminal justice law, Family law, Social law, Health & personal development |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book considers how a phenomenon as complex as coercive control can be criminalised. This work reviews recent domestic abuse criminal law reform in the UK and Ireland. In particular, it defines coercive control, and explains why using traditional criminal law approaches to prosecute it does not work. This book considers how a phenomenon as complex as coercive control can be criminalised. The recognition and ensuing criminalisation of coercive control in the UK and Ireland has been the focus of considerable international attention. It has generated complex questions about the "best" way to criminalise domestic abuse. This work reviews recent domestic abuse criminal law reform in the UK and Ireland. In particular, it defines coercive control and explains why using traditional criminal law approaches to prosecute it does not work. Laws passed in England and Wales versus Scotland represent two different approaches to translating coercive control into a criminal offence. This volume explains how and why the jurisdictions have taken different approaches and examines the advantages and disadvantages of each. As jurisdictions around the world review what steps need to be taken to improve national criminal justice responses to domestic abuse, the question of what works, and why, at the intersection of domestic abuse and the criminal law has never been more important. As such, the book will be a vital resource for lawyers, policy-makers and activists with an interest in domestic abuse law reform. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-30 |
