Open AccessDomestic Abuse During the UK’s Covid-19 Lockdown: From Normal to New Normal and What Survivors’ Experiences Might Teach Us
Author(s) -
A M P Kellam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
amicus curiae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2048-481X
pISSN - 1461-2097
DOI - 10.14296/ac.v1i3.5162
Subject(s) - covid-19 , depiction , domestic violence , new normal , criminology , psychology , political science , medicine , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control , virology , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This article considers emerging data on the escalation of domestic abuse in lockdown and, with reference to the proposed Domestic Abuse Bill 2020, explores how the depiction of, and response to, domestic abuse during lockdown sheds light on wider socio-legal issues and challenges.