The Potential and Peril of Reviewing Domestic Abuse-Related Deaths - Paperback

by James Rowlands (Author)

Considering the potential and perils of Domestic Abuse-Related Death Reviews (DARDRs) in England and Wales as a way of learning from domestic abuse-related deaths, this book examines what DARDRs - first known as Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) - are understood as being for, what is used by and in DARDRs, and how DARDRs are themselves used.

Author Biography

James Rowlands is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Durham University. His research focuses on domestic abuse, specifically domestic homicide and domestic abuse-related deaths by suicide, as well as fatality review systems and femicide. James has also worked as an independent chair of DARDRs in England and Wales.