Davies, P., Barlow, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-7131 and Fish, R. (2023) The hard and complex work of implementing new multi-agency risk assessment approaches to policing domestic abuse. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 25 (2). pp. 148-165. ISSN: 1460-3780
Abstract
In the period since multi-agency working became the dominant approach to tackling domestic abuse, there has been ongoing development and innovation. However, little is known about what tends to enhance or inhibit the roll-out of such initiatives. This article examines the process of building an enhanced flagship multi-agency model for policing domestic abuse. We report on results from semi-structured interviews, observations of meetings and an online survey with stakeholders who were involved in the development of the principles underlying a new multi-agency risk assessment conference (MARAC) process. The participants representatives from policing, third sector, health, and probation organisation-described positive benefits of the process, whilst challenges coalesced around the focus on and engagement of perpetrators, and the problem of assessing the dynamics of risk.
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| Keywords: | Domestic abuse; Multi-agency; Partnership working; Risk assessment; MARAC; Policing |
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2025 13:36 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2025 13:36 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41300-023-00175-3 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:235042 |
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