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The history of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts (SDACs) and the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (DABPF) Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse

Contributor(s): Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, 2023Description: electronic document (7 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | CRIMINAL JUSTICE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | INTERNATIONAL | UNITED KINGDOM | ENGLANDOnline resources: Download report, PDF | Access the website to learn more about the work of STADA's criminal justice team Summary: Specialist domestic abuse courts (SDACs) have existed in England since approximately 2002, but throughout their history the defining features of this model have undergone various changes. In this briefing Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse outline the origins of the first SDACs and the initial components they included; the streamlining of those components from twelve to six; and the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (DABPF). Finally, the authors outline how such protocols are vital to ensure accountability and adherence to minimum expected standards. (From the document). Record #8476
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Specialist domestic abuse courts (SDACs) have existed in England since approximately 2002, but throughout
their history the defining features of this model have undergone various changes. In this briefing Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse outline the origins of the first SDACs and the initial components they included; the streamlining of
those components from twelve to six; and the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (DABPF). Finally, the authors outline how such protocols are vital to ensure accountability and adherence to minimum expected standards. (From the document). Record #8476