Renehan, Nicole 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5674-7539, Barlow, Charlotte and Walklate, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0002-1628-9713
(2023)
Self-blame and (becoming) the crazy ex: Domestic abuse, information sharing and responsibilisation.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
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Abstract
<jats:p> The 2021 Domestic Abuse Act puts the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare’s Law) on a statutory footing which allows police forces to share someone’s criminal history to prevent domestic abuse. In this article, we draw on the findings from a wider study on women’s experiences of accessing such schemes and instead highlight the informal ways in which women shared and received information about domestic abuse experiences among each other to prevent domestic abuse. These experiences are located within a ‘red flag’ discourse which we argue inadvertently responsibilises women, who in turn blame themselves for failing to leave abusive relationships. The conclusion makes some suggestions as to how a better understanding of the reality of victim-survivors’ everyday lives might inform the practices of those tasked with supporting women in making sense of disclosures of domestic abuse and providing appropriate support at the right time. </jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 7 Management of diseases and conditions, 7.1 Individual care needs, Mental health, 5 Gender Equality, 3 Good Health and Well Being |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2023 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 09:55 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17488958231207463 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958231207463 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173088 |
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