‘A qualitative investigation into the impact of domestic abuse on women’s desistance’: A practitioner’s response

This article is a response to Barr and Christian’s article ‘A qualitative investigation into the impact of domestic abuse on women’s desistance’. Based on the findings of two separate but interlinked projects considering women’s qualitative desistance experiences in the community, Barr and Christian...

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Main Author: Reed, Rachel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Probation journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 447-453
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Trauma
gendered approach
Domestic abuse
Female offenders
Desistance
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Summary:This article is a response to Barr and Christian’s article ‘A qualitative investigation into the impact of domestic abuse on women’s desistance’. Based on the findings of two separate but interlinked projects considering women’s qualitative desistance experiences in the community, Barr and Christian argue for a reframing of desistance from crime as desistance from harm when working with women in the criminal justice system. This article seeks to consider this reframing in terms of probation practice and contemplates some of the structural and cultural barriers which may currently stand in the way.
ISSN:1741-3079
DOI:10.1177/0264550520942842