The impact of Covid-19 on women and children in the UK who were victims of domestic abuse
A practitioner perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12936915 |
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| Authors | Charlotte Proudman (University of Cambridge), Ffion Lloyd (0000-0002-1729-3693, London Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 234-241 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-6599 • E-ISSN: 2042-8715 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jacpr-07-2022-0734 |
| OpenAlex | W4309757906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on women and children in the UK who were victims of domestic abuse. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw from their experiences of working in the domestic abuse sector to reflect on the impact of lockdown restrictions on women and children, focussing on the impact of government restrictions that created an environment in which abusers could control the movement of victims. Findings The impact of the pandemic was significant as victims were locked into the abuse, unable to escape for fear of breaching lockdown rules. The lockdown affected victims of different forms of violence against women and girls in the UK including forced marriage and female genital mutilation, which highlighted the ramifications of intersectional inequalities for abuse victims. Originality/value This paper articulates the devastating impact of the pandemic on vulnerable women, and their fair and just access to the family courts. This paper concludes that women were failed by the government and that there was not nearly enough support from support agencies, which has left many at risk and suffering significant harm
Abusive relationship · Austerity · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Disease · Domestic violence · Government (linguistics · Harm · Medical emergency · Originality · Pandemic · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Value (mathematics · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |