Domestic abuse research reports

This section features reports from work we have supported specifically around domestic abuse and related issues. Reports are shown in order of publication with most recent first.

Who Does What to Whom? , June 2009

Building on previous research using data from Northumbria Police, Professor Marianne Hester explains issues relating to gender and domestic violence perpetrators.

Domestic Violence Perpetrators - Identifying Needs to Inform Early Intervention, June 2006

Professor Marianne Hester et al. work with the Home Office looking at the characteristics of perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Forced marriage and Domestic Violence among South Asian communities in North East England, June 2006

Dr Geetanjali Gangoli looks at forced marriage in south Asian communities in the North East.

Domestic Violence - Making it through the Criminal Justice System, 2003

This research, undertaken by Professor Marianne Hester, examines attrition (or ‘drop out’) in domestic violence cases entering the Criminal Justice System across the Northumbria Police Force area.