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Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

Problems with Policy, Regulation and Legality

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Authors:
  1. Jamie Grace

    1. Department of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

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  • Offers a clear and comprehensive analysis of DVDS, drawing on evidence

  • Offers a well-considered, critical evaluation

  • Speaks to multiple jurisidictions

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 1-29

  3. Victim Vulnerability, Risk Prediction and Victim Blaming

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 31-65

  4. Policy Origins of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 67-91

  5. A ‘Policy Spiral’ in Common Law Jurisdictions

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 93-122

  6. The Effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 123-156

  7. Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes in a Complex ‘Regulatory Space’

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 157-184

  8. The Governance and Legalities of Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 185-220

  9. Reflections, Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Jamie Grace
    Pages 221-240

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 241-244
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About this book

This book draws on empirical work to examine the debates surrounding domestic violence disclosure schemes (also known as Clare's Law), focussing on England and Wales with comparisons to similar jurisdictions. Clare's Law allows any member of the public the right to ask the police if their partner may pose a risk to them. This book sets out a coherent methodology for analysing these schemes which are growing in popularity. It discusses their pros and cons and the challenges with operating and regulating them. It ultimately seeks to examine whether the disclosure of information concerning the criminal history of one person to that person's intimate partner will ultimately increase the likelihood of keeping their partner safe. It speaks to academics working in the domestic violence / regulation/ criminal justice/ criminology fields as well as by policy makers in front line services and government agencies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Jamie Grace

About the author

Jamie Grace is Senior Lecturer in Law and Fellow of the Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, based in the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice. In 2020 Jamie was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.

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