Some key resources which explore the issues around violence in the context of personal relationships:
Heise (1994) Gender based Abuse: The Global Epidemic
Barnish (2004) Domestic Violence: A Literature Review
Cook et al (2004) Eavluation of specialist Domestic Violence Courts/Fast Track Systems
House of commons (2014) Domestic Violence
ONS (2014) Intimate Personal Violence and Partner Abuse
DoH (2009) Improving safety, Reducing harm: A practical tool kit
Healy & Bell (2004) Assessing the risks to children of Domestic Violence
Useful websites:
Government Domestic Violence pages
An example of a student dissertation which considers this specific area of interest:
‘A case study focused around a police domestic violence unit located in the west midlands and examining how effective the unit is at working with other agencies to support victims of domestic violence’ by Jennifer Longden (Research conducted as part of an undergraduate Working with Children, Young People and Families degree)
