Research on risk assessment for domestic violence has to date focused primarily on the
predictive power of individual risk factors and the statistical validity of risk assessment tools …

This book provides the first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex
relationships, offering a unique comparison between this and domestic violence and abuse …

Awards and Praise for the first edition: Recipient of the 2006 International Association for
Relationship Research (IARR) Book Award" This text, as it presently stands, is THE go-to …

In this article, we examine how experiential knowledge is used in areas such as mental
health care and youth policy and how it relates to the dominant form of knowledge that …

At a time where, after decades of progress in gender and sexual rights, people in many parts
of the world are facing new forms of resistance and opposition to gender equality, this timely …

In December 2015, the criminal offence of coercive control was introduced in England and
Wales. Whilst, in this legislation, this concept is presumed to be gender-neutral, there is …

Over the last fifteen years there has been a significant growth in literature dealing with
terrorism. Nevertheless, scholars within mainstream criminology have only recently begun to …

In 2011 the high profile murder of Clare Wood led to the introduction of the national domestic
violence disclosure scheme ('Clare's Law') in England and Wales. The scheme aims to …

This book examines the relationship between gender and crime and explores both the
gendered nature of crime alongside the gendered nature of criminal victimisation. Covering …

Based on research with frontline professionals and domestic abuse and homicide victims,
this book argues for a re-conceptualisation of the female victim to enhance safety …