Women’s stories of non-fatal strangulation : informing the criminal justice response Heather Douglas and Robin Fitzgerald
By: Douglas, Heather
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Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, Robin.
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ArticleSeries: Criminology & Criminal Justice.Publisher: Sage, 2022Subject(s): CRIMINAL JUSTICE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVIDENCE | FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | STRANGULATION | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/1748895820949607
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Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2022, 22(2): 270-286Summary: Non-fatal strangulation is commonly reported by women who have experienced intimate partner violence and it has been identified as both an immediate risk to health and life but also a risk for future serious harm and even death. While some Australian states and Canada have followed the lead of American states in introducing criminal offences of non-fatal strangulation the United Kingdom is yet to do so. Non-fatal strangulation offences have come with challenges of definition and identification. The success of criminal justice responses requires an understanding of the ways in which women understand and describe their non-fatal strangulation victimisation. We analyse 24 women’s experiences of non-fatal strangulation as a basis for considering how to ensure that jurisdictions considering introduction of a new non-fatal strangulation offence or reform of an existing offence do not reproduce obstacles to prosecution and legal recognition and suggest a model definition of non-fatal strangulation for an offence. (Authors' abstract). Record #7526
Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2022, 22(2): 270-286
Non-fatal strangulation is commonly reported by women who have experienced intimate partner violence and it has been identified as both an immediate risk to health and life but also a risk for future serious harm and even death. While some Australian states and Canada have followed the lead of American states in introducing criminal offences of non-fatal strangulation the United Kingdom is yet to do so. Non-fatal strangulation offences have come with challenges of definition and identification. The success of criminal justice responses requires an understanding of the ways in which women understand and describe their non-fatal strangulation victimisation. We analyse 24 women’s experiences of non-fatal strangulation as a basis for considering how to ensure that jurisdictions considering introduction of a new non-fatal strangulation offence or reform of an existing offence do not reproduce obstacles to prosecution and legal recognition and suggest a model definition of non-fatal strangulation for an offence. (Authors' abstract). Record #7526
