A Report of a Study into the Feasibility
of Establishing a Programme for Non-convicted Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
in Coventry
Commissioned
by:
Coventry Domestic Violence Perpetrators’ Programme Steering Group
Prepared by: Christine Harrison, Professor Audrey Mullender,
Dr Ravi Thiara - Centre for
the Study
of Safety and Well-being, University of Warwick
The Domestic Violence Perpetrators’
Programme Steering Group
is a multi-agency
forum made up of representatives of:
Coventry’s Domestic Violence
Partnership
Panahghar
Coventry City Council
Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust
Coventry Relate
Action Against Crime Partnership
Area Child Protection Committee/Social Services Department
West Midlands Probation
West Midlands Police
Other voluntary and statutory agencies
The Centre for the Study of Safety and
Well-being
The Centre for the Study of Safety
and Well-being at the University of Warwick brings together a number of well-known
researchers in domestic violence and related fields. As its name suggests, the
Centre's emphasis is on positive responses rather than on the abstract analysis
of abuse. Members of the Centre combine expertise in research with women survivors
of domestic violence (e.g. Hague et al., 2001); Rai and Thiara, 1997) and
in scholarship concerning children living with domestic violence (Mullender and
Morley, 1994; Mullender and Humphreys, 1998; Mullender et al., 2000;
Mullender, forthcoming; Harrison, Humphreys and Aris, forthcoming). They have
extensive experience of translating research into appropriate forms of policy
guidance and service development, as well as of addressing a range of audiences
including policy makers, practitioners, service users and the general public.
They are committed to promoting child-centred and woman-centred research methods
and practice interventions.
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