A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Increasing Criminalization on Domestic Violence Support Workers: Nonfatal Strangulation as a Case Study

Specialized nongovernmental domestic violence (DV) services provide critical support to victim/survivors. This research draws on 14 semistructured focus groups with 27 DV support workers to examine how expanded criminalization impacts support workers’ roles using a case study of a 2016 nonfatal stra...

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Authors: Sharman, Leah S. (Author) ; Douglas, Heather (Author) ; Fitzgerald, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 14, Pages: 3704-3727
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
support workers
Criminalization
Domestic Violence
choking
Strangulation