What Works In Reducing Domestic Violence? A Comprehensive Guide For Professionals

This guide offers the most up-to-date information available on domestic violence and the strategies that have proven effective for dealing with it. It is accessible to practitioners, academics, and social workers engaged in multi-agency work in domestic violence. It focuses on how to improve agency responses to women’s needs and draws on a wide range of evaluations carried out internationally. The subjects covered include housing needs, criminal justice responses, civil remedies, health services, children’s needs, perpetrators, outreach, and advocacy.

Julie Taylor-Browne received her doctorate in the department of applied social science at Lancaster, where she is currently an honorary research fellow. She works as an independent consultant and researcher in sexual violence and child abuse. She lives in Cornwall, England.