RT Article
T1  Under the radar: the widespread use of ‘Out of Court Resolutions’ in policing domestic violence and abuse in the United Kingdom
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 58
IS 1
SP 1
OP 16
A1 Westmarland, Nicole 1977-
A2 Johnson, Kelly
A2 McGlynn, Clare 1970-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1575961210
AB The suitability of ‘out of court resolutions’ (restorative justice and community resolutions) in cases of domestic abuse is theoretically contentious and empirically under-researched. This study investigated the nature and extent of out of court resolutions for domestic abuse using the Freedom of Information Act. Out of court resolutions were used by every UK police force except Scotland to respond to over 5,000 domestic abuse incidents (including intimate partner abuse) in 2014. Some of these incidents related to offences with sentencing tariffs up to life imprisonment. Such widespread use has been taking place ‘under the radar’ in stark contrast to police guidance, has immediate implications for policy and practice, and fundamentally shifts the research terrain in this field.
K1 Domestic abuse
K1 Domestic violence
K1 Restorative justice
K1 Community resolutions
K1 Policing
K1 Out of court resolutions
K1 Häusliche Gewalt
K1 Strafjustiz
K1 Polizei
K1 Aussergerichtlicher Tatausgleich
DO 10.1093/bjc/azx004