Domestic Abuse Disclosure Schemes

This bookdraws on empirical work toexamine the debates surrounding domestic violence disclosure schemes (also known as Clare's Law), focussing onEngland and Wales with comparisons to similar jurisdictions.Clare's Law allowsany member of the public the right to ask the police if their partner may pose a risk to them. This booksets out a coherent methodology foranalysing these schemes which are growing in popularity. It discusses their pros and cons and the challenges with operating and regulating them.It ultimately seeks to examine whether the disclosure of information concerning the criminal history of one person to that person's intimate partner will ultimately increase the likelihood of keeping their partner safe. It speaks to academics working in the domestic violence / regulation/ criminal justice/ criminology fields as well as by policy makers in front line services and government agencies.