{"product_id":"coercive-control-9781032228006","title":"Coercive Control","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a critical appreciation of the nature and impact of coercive control in interpersonal relationships. It examines what this concept means, who is impacted by the behaviours it captures, and how academics, policymakers, and policy advocates have responded to the increasing recognition of the deleterious effects that coercive control has on especially women's lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book discusses the historical emergence of this concept, who its main proponents have been, and how its effects have been understood. It considers the role of coercive control in making sense of women's pathway into crime as well as their experiences of it as victims. Coercive control has been presented predominantly as a gendered process, and consideration is given in this book to the efficacy of this assumption as well as the extent to which the concept makes sense for a wide constituency of marginalized women. In recent years, much energy has been given to efforts to criminalize co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk any survivor of male violence about her abusive experiences and you will undoubtedly discover that she will call for a definition that includes many harmful nonphysical and nonsexual behaviors like those described in this book. It is a vital resource for anyone seeking a richer social scientific understanding of one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many countries have criminalised coercive control in order to combat violence against women, fewer have appraised whether such laws will work as promised. In this thoroughgoing critique, Barlow and Walklate offer a radically new perspective that explores how professional responses to victimized women expose them to further jeopardy in the criminal and family courts, child protection systems and from perpetrators themselves. Essential reading that cautions against quick fixes while advising on what needs to be done to best support those facing multiple forms of discrimination and abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a clear and lucid explanation of the concept of coercive control, as well as some of the central debates and issues thrown up by the research grappling with intimate partner violence in the law and policy context. It is essential reading for academics and policy makers working on improving our responses to intimate partner violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulia Tolmie, Professor of Law, University of Auckland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoercive control has become a buzzword in policy discussions about domestic violence in select countries. However, the term is used in ways that bear little resemblance to its empirically derived theoretical roots. \u003ci\u003eCoercive Control\u003c\/i\u003e contributes a valuable critical discussion of the development of divergent understandings of the concept and debates about the implications of transferring a theory based on research about heterosexual men’s violence against women into criminal legal frameworks that are largely gender-blind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Dragiewicz, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociate Professor, Griffith University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk any survivor of male violence about her abusive experiences and you will undoubtedly discover that she will call for a definition that includes many harmful nonphysical and nonsexual behaviors like those described in this book. It is a vital resource for anyone seeking a richer social scientific understanding of one of the most significant threats to the health and well-being of women today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many countries have criminalised coercive control in order to combat violence against women, fewer have appraised whether such laws will work as promised. In this thoroughgoing critique, Barlow and Walklate offer a radically new perspective that explores how professional responses to victimized women expose them to further jeopardy in the criminal and family courts, child protection systems and from perpetrators themselves. Essential reading that cautions against quick fixes while advising on what needs to be done to best support those facing multiple forms of discrimination and abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a clear and lucid explanation of the concept of coercive control, as well as some of the central debates and issues thrown up by the research grappling with intimate partner violence in the law and policy context. It is essential reading for academics and policy makers working on improving our responses to intimate partner violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulia Tolmie, Professor of Law, University of Auckland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoercive control has become a buzzword in policy discussions about domestic violence in select countries. However, the term is used in ways that bear little resemblance to its empirically derived theoretical roots. \u003ci\u003eCoercive Control\u003c\/i\u003e contributes a valuable critical discussion of the development of divergent understandings of the concept and debates about the implications of transferring a theory based on research about heterosexual men’s violence against women into criminal legal frameworks that are largely gender-blind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Dragiewicz, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociate Professor, Griffith University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating edited collection explores the development of victim policies internationally and historically. It extends our gaze from current victims' rights in adversarial systems to social welfare systems and to victims who have historically been ignored and badly treated within the system. Importantly, many chapters delve into the available empirical data to see whether victims' experiences in practice mirror their rights as set out in legislation and policy.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Shapland, Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal Justice, The University of Sheffield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. What is ‘coercive control’? 2. Coercion into crime: the role of coercive control 3. Coercive control and victimization 4. Criminalizing coercive control 5. Coercive control, the man of law, and the role of the state 6. Concluding thoughts: coercive control, victim-survivors, and the policy process\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018912465239,"sku":"9781032228006","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032228006.jpg?v=1750778633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coercive-control-9781032228006","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}