In Control
Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder
Published on 17. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5266-1322-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Groundbreaking' OBSERVER
'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN
'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENT
Every four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner - and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.
For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.
Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse - while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.
'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN
'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENT
Every four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner - and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.
For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.
Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse - while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.
Reviews / Votes
Blow assumptions about relationships out of the water . . . A game-changer -- Caitlin Moran Shocking, frank, and very, very necessary. -- Sam Baker A powerful book that offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives * The Independent *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-1322-6 (9781526613226)
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E-Book
05/2021
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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03/2021
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Person
Dr Jane Monckton Smith is Professor of Public Protection at the University of Gloucestershire. She is internationally renowned for her research into homicide, coercive control and stalking. She has authored a new model for understanding and assessing risk of homicide in cases where there is domestic abuse. Her work is used widely in developing specialist practice for police and many other professionals. She is also involved in homicide case work, reviewing cases for the Home Office, and advising police and review panels on complex and high profile murders.