Rendering them responsible: victim-survivors experiences of Clare’s Law and domestic violence disclosure schemes

Barlow, Charlotte; Walklate, Sandra; Renehan, Nicole

Abstract

This article presents empirical findings from a British Academy funded project concerned to explore victim-survivor experiences of domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) in the UK. In so doing it draws on the concept of responsibilisation as one way of making sense of the experiences reported. It goes on to suggest a note of caution for the development of these schemes in other jurisdictions, since the failure to take account of victim-survivor voices in relation to DVDS in the UK has contributed to such schemes rendering victim-survivors responsible.

Citation

Barlow, C., Walklate, S., & Renehan, N. (2024). Rendering them responsible: victim-survivors experiences of Clare’s Law and domestic violence disclosure schemes. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 8(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021x16751803681186

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 22, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 22, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Gender-Based Violence
• Print ISSN: 2398-6808
• Electronic ISSN: 2398-6816
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 83-97
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021x16751803681186
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2228784