Domestic Violence and Family Law: Criminological Concerns

Abstract

The battered women’s movement in the United States contributed to a sweeping change in the recognition of men’s violence against female intimate partners. Naming the problem and arguing in favor if its identification as a serious problem meriting a collective response were key aspects of this effort. Criminal and civil laws have been written and revised in an effort to answer calls to take such violence seriously. Scholars have devoted significant attention to the consequences of this reframing of violence, especially around the unintended outcomes of the incorporation of domestic violence into criminal justice regimes. Family law, however, has remained largely unexamined by criminologists. This paper calls for criminological attention to family law responses to domestic violence and provides directions for future research.

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Published: 2014-04-02
Pages:121 to 134
Section:Articles
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How to Cite
Dragiewicz, M. (2014) “Domestic Violence and Family Law: Criminological Concerns”, International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 3(1), pp. 121-134. doi: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v3i1.109.

Author Biography

Queensland University of Technology
 Australia

Associate Professor

School of Justice

Faculty of Law