Criminalising Coercive Control: Challenges for the Implementation of Northern Ireland’s Domestic Abuse Offence

Author: Vanessa Bettinson; Ronagh McQuigg
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032384870
Published In: August 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Drawing on experiences from the other jurisdictions within the UK, Criminalising Coercive Control explores the challenges and potential successes which may be faced in implementing Northern Ireland’s new domestic abuse offence.

A specific offence of domestic abuse was introduced in Northern Ireland in March 2021. This represents a crucial development in Northern Ireland’s response to domestic abuse. The new legislation has the effect of criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour, thereby bringing Northern Ireland into line with the other jurisdictions within the UK, and also with relevant human rights standards in this regard. The book begins with a discussion regarding the offence itself and the underpinning domestic abuse policy in Northern Ireland. Subsequent chapters explore further measures which may be needed to respond effectively to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland, by drawing upon the experiences of the other jurisdictions of criminalising coercive control. These reflections are considered through the lenses of policing, prosecutorial practice and front-line domestic abuse working.

Criminalising Coercive Control

1. Introduction

Vanessa Bettinson and Ronagh McQuigg

2. Introducing a Criminal Offence of Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland: Comparative Insights into Criminalising Coercive Control

Vanessa Bettinson and Ronagh McQuigg

3. Understanding and Responding to Coercive Control: Lessons Learned from England and Wales

Charlotte Barlow

4. The Justice Challenge for Policing Northern Ireland: Training Police Officers in the Law of Control.

Rob Ewin

5. Prosecuting Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland: The Challenges of the Trial Process

Jeremy Robson

6. What Might ‘Successful’ Coercive Control Prosecutions Look Like?

Antonia Porter