Family Courts' Failure to Address Domestic Abuse
A recent report has highlighted the family courts' inadequacy in tackling domestic abuse, which is present in 9 out of 10 cases.
The report found that children are being put at risk due to a dismissive attitude towards victims and a lack of understanding of certain forms of abuse.
- Dismissiveness towards victims
- Ignorance of abuse
- Pervasive pro-contact culture
Children are being put at risk by a court system that takes a dismissive attitude towards victims and fails to recognise certain forms of criminal abuse.
The report reviewed hundreds of cases and found that in over half of them, judges sent children to stay with a potentially unsafe parent, often downplaying or ignoring safeguarding concerns.
Author's summary: Family courts are failing to address domestic abuse, putting children at risk.