Munro, Vanessa, Bettinson, Vanessa and Burton, Mandy (2024) Coercion, control and criminal responsibility : exploring professional responses to offending and suicidality in the context of domestically abusive relationships. Social & Legal Studies, 33 (3). pp. 392-419. doi:10.1177/09646639231198342 ISSN 0964-6639.
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Abstract
Significant strides have been made in the law's recognition of harms arising from domestic abuse. In England and Wales, the Serious Crimes Act 2015, and in Scotland, the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, have supported a more holistic understanding of the dynamics of abuse and the means by which coercion and control are deployed to cement and supplant perpetrators’ violence. In this article, we explore what the introduction of these offences means in other situations where questions regarding the impact of abuse upon victims’ agency arise: specifically, where victims commit an offence that might have been compelled by abusive behaviour or take their own lives in contexts that might indicate perpetrators’ liability for suicide. In particular, drawing on interviews with professionals across both jurisdictions, we highlight the precarity of recognition of the effects of coercive control and the need to engage in more complicated discussions about when and why context matters.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare K Law [Moys] > KM Common Law, Public Law K Law [Moys] > KN Common Law, Private Law |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Family violence -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain, Intimate partner violence -- Law and legislation , Intimate partner violence -- Prevention, Victims of family violence -- Services for, Women -- Violence against -- Government policy, Marital violence , Criminal justice, Administration of , Control (Psychology) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Social & Legal Studies |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0964-6639 |
| Official Date: | June 2024 |
| Dates: | Date Event June 2024 Published 12 September 2023 Available 15 August 2023 Accepted |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Page Range: | pp. 392-419 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09646639231198342 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Re-use Statement: | Posted ahead of print. Munro, Vanessa, Bettinson, Vanessa and Burton, Mandy (2023) Coercion, control and criminal responsibility : exploring professional responses to offending and suicidality in the context of domestically abusive relationships. Social & Legal Studies. (In Press). Copyright ©2023 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI] Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons open licence) |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 August 2023 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 August 2023 |
| RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: | Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID Faculty of Social Science Research Development Award University of Warwick |
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| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/178137/ |
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