Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

The Extent of Domestic Violence

What is Domestic Violence?

Civil Protection Before 1997

Protection After 1997

The POlicing of Domestic Violence

Prosecution of Domestic Violence

The book marks the culmination of a three year research programme focused upon the incidence of domestic violence in Leicester. The study examined the levels of violence,the characteristics of the protagonists and the nature of complaints as well as looking at the policies applied and the problems faced by those enforcing the law. The book sets the findings in the context of the present policies on protection of victims of domestic violence, the problems they face and proposals for reform.