Often examined separately, this timely volume provides a detailed exploration of the nexus between family violence and sexual offending. Recognising family and sexual violence as highly interrelated issues, it uncovers the challenges and paradoxes of addressing them as separate versus coinciding problems. What is lost and gained when we treat family violence and sexual offending according to the same framework?
Light is shed on the nature and dynamics of offending; various terminology (e.g., domestic abuse, intimate partner violence, grooming, coercive control); political and policy contexts; myths and misconceptions; policing and investigative responses; children as overlooked victim-survivors; and the punishment and treatment of offenders. Drawing on international literature, case studies, and stakeholder interviews, the book encourages critical consideration to inform future policy, practise, and research, ultimately prompting stronger approaches to reflect victim-survivors’ realities and needs.
The book is relevant to the work of professionals in the social service and criminal justice sectors (e.g., police, policymakers, social workers, advocates, and counsellors), and will be of key interest to researchers and students in diverse academic fields such as criminology, forensic psychology, social work, and socio-legal studies.
Author(s): Gemma Hamilton, Patrick Tidmarsh
Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Society
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 116
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Terms in this Book
Sex Offenders and Family Violence Perpetrators: Are They One and the Same?
Understanding the Offenders
Grooming Versus Coercive Control
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Case Study 3
The Experience and Needs of Victim-Survivors
Methodology and Overview
References
1 How Do We Define Family Violence and Sexual Offending?
The Nomenclature of Violence Within Relationships
Definitions of Sexual Violence Over Time and Place
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Grooming and Coercive Control: Different Languages for Different Sectors
Conclusion
References
2 Policy Contexts: When Politics and Funding Dictate Our Approach to Violence
The Ebbs and Flows of Funding
The Power of Politics and Funding
Future Directions
Conclusion
References
3 Myths and Misconceptions of Sexual Offending and Family Violence: Similarities and Differences
History and Background
Key Myths and Misconceptions Across Sexual Offending and Family Violence
Children
The Impact of Myths and Misconceptions
Conclusions and Future Directions
References
4 Policing and Investigative Responses to Family Violence and Sexual Offences
Policing Culture and Context
Different Approaches to Policing Family Violence and Sexual Crime
Case .example 1
Case .example 2
The Case for Specialism
Investigative Challenges: “Whole Story” Methodology
Interviewing, Authorising Briefs, and Prosecuting
Case .example 3
Case .example 4
Conclusion
Note
References
5 Children, Family Violence, and Sexual Abuse: The Undetected Victims?
Definitions That Distance and Discern Children
Associations Between Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Sibling and Child-To-Parent Abuse
When Planets Collide: Systems and Services That Impact Children
Conclusion: Family Violence as the “Perfect Storm” for Child Sexual Abuse
References
6 Punishment and Treatment of Offenders: Do We Have Equal Responses?
Attrition and Conviction Rates
Criminal Justice Options and Treatment Programmes
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Closing Remarks and Future Directions
References
Conclusion
Co-located Models
Cross-pollination and Specialism
Final Words
References
Index
