In light of these critiques, I argue for a more holistic response, which considers the underlying social structures and dynamics that contextualise the phenomenon of domestic abuse. First, that implementation will pose practical challenges second, that criminalisation will result in a range of unintended harms and third, that criminalisation alone is an ineffective response to domestic abuse. To do so, I draw from three key critiques of criminalisation that have emerged from both reformist and anti-carceral feminist scholarship. In this article, I introduce the Northern Ireland Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill, before analysing its likely impacts on victim-survivors. The proposed offence is strongly influenced by research into 'coercive control' a framing popularised by Evan Stark that captures both physical and non-physical forms of abuse. Following in the footsteps of other jurisdictions across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland is currently taking steps to criminalise 'domestic abuse'. Carol Bacchi An illuminating story of motherhood, Fear of Food is Carol Bacchis account of the first two years of her sons life.
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