Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Violent men as good enough fathers?: a look at England and Sweden
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Eriksson, Maria Hester, Marianne
Keywords:	Family law;Child protection;Parenting
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	7 (7), July 2001
Notes:	Drawing on previous and current research conducted in Sweden and England, this article examines how policy, legislation and practice fails to recognise the impact women’s involvement in a violent relationship can have on their ability to care for and protect their children. Highlights the tendency for men to be perceived primarily as parents with equal rights to contact and for policy to promote non-interventionist, laissez faire strategies to contact arrangements, often failing to take into account any history of violence. Concludes that despite increasing awareness and criminalisation of violence against women, and recent positive developments, there remains inadequate recognition of the links between domestic violence, parenting and child welfare.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12586
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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