A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Increasing Criminalization on Domestic Violence Support Workers
Nonfatal Strangulation as a Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6459845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leah Sharman (0000-0003-1989-6380, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Heather Douglas (0000-0002-0420-3820, The University of Melbourne), Robin Fitzgerald (0000-0002-1860-5716, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 3704-3727 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778012241289422 |
| PMID | 39444368 |
| OpenAlex | W4403738521 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Specialized nongovernmental domestic violence (DV) services provide critical support to victim/survivors. This research draws on 14 semistructured focus groups with 27 DV support workers to examine how expanded criminalization impacts support workers’ roles using a case study of a 2016 nonfatal strangulation offense legislated in Queensland, Australia. Our results describe a lack of governmental support intersecting with increased complexity and higher workload burden resulting from expanded criminalization. Expansions to criminal law need to account for and critically assess the full system impact of new DV legislation and the added burdens placed on the pivotal third sector of DV services
Business · Criminalization · Criminology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Focus group · Injury prevention · Legislation · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Workload · Computer Science · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Marketing
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| Highly cited | No |