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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337825403321

Autore

Aplin Rachael

Titolo

Policing UK Honour-Based Abuse Crime [[electronic resource] /] / by Rachael Aplin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-18430-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 pages)

Disciplina

363.2068

Soggetti

Police

Victimology

Violence

Crime

Social work

Sociology

Policing

Violence and Crime

Social Work

Gender Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introducing Honour-Based Abuse -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Distinguishing Truth From Lies: Victims Are Mad, Bad or Consenting -- 4. The Grey Figure of Crime: If It Isn’t Crimed, It Hasn’t Happened -- 5. Deconstructing Crime Through Language -- 6. Female Perpetration of Honour-Based Abuse -- 7. HBA Child Protection and Partnership Working -- 8. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the different forms that honour-based abuse crimes take, and analyses the discretionary police practices employed when responding to these incidents. Honour-based abuse is an incident or crime involving violence, threats of violence, intimidation, coercion or abuse committed in order to protect or defend the honour of an individual, family and or community for a perceived breach of their code of behaviour. Based on unique UK police data, it includes



examination of one hundred honour abuse cases and interviews with fifteen predominantly detective specialist police officers that investigate this crime. This book recognises the challenges encountered when policing honour-based abuse and offers recommendations for addressing them. It will particularly benefit police forces in England and Wales, the Home Office, scholars in gendered violence and policing and non-government organisations (charities supporting victims) by highlighting some of the issues associated with policing, partnership working arrangements and safeguarding victims of honour-based abuse crimes.