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This chapter surveys the extent of the problem of domestic violence in England and Wales, with a particular emphasis on the vulnerabilities of women, a range of minorities and of children. This chapter also begins to explore the poor policy monitoring of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme and the manner in which ‘victim vulnerability’ produces real problems for the operation of any ‘Clare’s Law’ policy. This chapter also discusses problems with the prediction of the risk of domestic violence, as well as suggestions from reported cases that the DVDS can be ‘victim-blaming’.
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Grace, J. (2022). Victim Vulnerability, Risk Prediction and Victim Blaming. In: Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89039-1_2
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