Reimagining domestic violence policy: an abolitionist feminist approach

by Katie Sperring | 24th September 2020 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice

To the author, “this [the UK] government’s policy on domestic violence amounts to a legislative smokescreen”. How can we overcome this? She argues in favour of the ‘abolitionist feminist approach’ which proposes that ‘we move beyond an oppressive carceral structure and look to create a structure that empowers those who would be victims of violence to escape abusive situations before violence takes place.