Conclusion
2021 ◽
pp. 249-258
Keyword(s):
This final chapter affirms the importance of listening to women’s experiences when considering how legal responses to intimate partner violence might be improved to make women safe. The chapter reviews key themes identified in the book, including abusers’ use of the legal system to continue abuse and the role of child protection workers, police, lawyers, and judges in facilitating that abuse. It highlights a common and continuing failure of those who work in the legal system to recognize the significance of nonphysical abuse, to persistently misunderstand the dynamics of separation and ultimately, to fail to prioritize safety. This chapter makes recommendations for law and policy reform toward making the legal system safer.
2013 ◽
Vol 35
(4)
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pp. 611-617
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2021 ◽
pp. 90-119
2021 ◽
Vol 18
(5)
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pp. 2245