Policy and Professional Responses to Forced Marriage in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10896342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Khatidja Chantler (0000-0001-9129-2560, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Nughmana Mirza (0000-0002-7814-590X, University of Glasgow), Margaret Mackenzie (0000-0003-3402-322X, University of Glasgow), Mhairi Mackenzie (University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 833-849 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcab068 |
| OpenAlex | W3153701683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article draws from our mixed methods study of forced marriage (FM) in Scotland focusing on policy and practice responses to FM in Scotland using the concepts of candidacy and structural competency. Through an analysis of FM policy in six case-study areas, interviews with Child or Adult Protection Leads and twenty-one interviews with a range of welfare professionals, we discuss the conceptual, emotional and practical challenges of responding to FM. Despite a standard Scottish Government policy and statutory framework, the varied policy and professional responses to FM across local authorities demonstrate a need for practitioners to be fully cognisant of the ways in which structural inequalities play out in individual lives. The four key themes explored in this article are as follows: (i) patchy ownership of FM policy at a local level; (ii) ‘race anxiety’; (iii) event versus process-based understandings of FM and (iv) the challenges of protecting adults experiencing FM who have capacity. These themes are highly relevant to social work practice and offer a significant and original analysis of the ways in which structural, social and cultural factors shape practitioner understanding, response and support of victims of FM
Candidacy · Child protection · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Public relations · Social policy · Sociology · Statutory law · Welfare · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Sex work and related issues · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |