Working patriarchies? Police and criminal justice responses to domestic abuse in Scotland 1960–1990
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Anni Donaldson
University of Strathclyde, UK
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4958-154X
Published 2022-06-14
https://doi.org/10.15388/CrimLithuan.2021.9.2
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Keywords

domestic abuse
twentieth-century Scotland
feminist oral history
patriarchal theory
police
criminal justice system

How to Cite

Donaldson, A. (2022) “Working patriarchies? Police and criminal justice responses to domestic abuse in Scotland 1960–1990”, Kriminologijos studijos, 9, pp. 47–76. doi:10.15388/CrimLithuan.2021.9.2.

Abstract

Post-war Scotland remained a deeply patriarchal country. Domestic abuse was common yet widely under-reported by the women it affected. This article argues that police and criminal justice agencies in Scotland 1960–1990 were ‘working patriarchies’ which created significant barriers to reporting. Oral history narratives from domestic abuse survivors, police and criminal justice professionals reveal deeply patriarchal workplaces and practices designed to maintain longstanding traditions of the patriarchal family. These inhibited reporting, denied women access to safety and justice in private life and contributed to women’s continuing inequality in post-war Scottish society.

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