Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. The book's primary focus is on developments which have taken place since 2010, and in particular since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in January 2020.

List of contents

1. Introduction.
2. What Constitutes an Effective Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Abuse?
3. Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland Pre-2020.
4. Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland 2020-2022.
5. Conclusions.

About the author

Ronagh J.A. McQuigg is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast. Her research interests are in the area of international human rights law, with a particular focus on domestic abuse as a human rights issue.

Summary

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. The book’s primary focus is on developments which have taken place since 2010, and in particular since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly in January 2020.

Product details

• Authors: Ronagh J.A. McQuigg, Ronagh J.a. (Ronagh Mcquigg Is a Senior L Mcquigg
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032199856
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219985-6
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, SELF-HELP / Abuse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Coping with personal problems, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Coping with / advice about abuse