Is more law the answer? Seeking justice for victims of intimate partner violence through the reform of legal categories

In 2015 in England and Wales a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour was introduced with the aim of improving legal responses to intimate partner violence. Recognizing the historical limits of legal interventions in this area, this article examines the efficacy of coercive control as a co...

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Authors: Walklate, Sandra 1950- (Author) ; Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Author) ; McCulloch, Jude 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 115-131
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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