This book examines the different forms that honour-based abuse crimes take and analyses the discretionary police practices employed when responding to these incidents. Honour-based abuse is an incident or crime involving violence, threats of violence, intimidation, coercion or abuse committed in order to protect or defend the honour of an individual, family and or community for a perceived breach of their code of behaviour. Based on unique UK police data, it includes examination of one hundred honour abuse cases and interviews with fifteen predominantly detective specialist police officers that investigate this crime. This book recognises the challenges encountered when policing honour-based abuse and offers recommendations for addressing them. It will particularly benefit police forces in England and Wales, the Home Office, scholars in gendered violence and policing, and non-government organisations (charities supporting victims) by highlighting some of the issues associated with policing, partnership working arrangements and safeguarding victims of honour-based abuse crimes.
Chapter one Introducing honour-based abuse Study aim and objectivesIntroducing organisational police culture(s)Policing and researching honour-based abuseHBA and Domestic Abuse: Cultural distinctions and barriers to reporting Structure of the book Chapter two MethodologyMixed method research designPhase 1: Documentary case studies Phase 2: Semi structured interviews Positionality Chapter three Distinguishing truth from lies: Victims are mad, bad or consenting HBA victim and perpetrator profilesVulnerable victimsThe problematising and medicalising of victimsThe trading of labels and neutralisation of the crimeChildren make false allegations and 'use' the systemCan officers distinguish truth from lies? Chapter four The grey figure of crime: If it isn't crimed, it hasn't happened The importance of crime recordingOverall crime is under-recordedHBA crime is under-recordedPolice preoccupation with performance targets The 'reluctant' victim Chapter five Deconstructing crime through language DASH risk assessments Deconstructing crime: Sin by omission Deconstructing crime: Distorting, altering and trivialising language Examples of good practice: Detailed high-risk DASH responses Chapter six Female perpetration of honour-based abuseExploring female perpetrationMothers use violenceMothers use violence due to pregnancy'Hard' psychological abuse'Soft' psychological abuseFemales ostracise victimsTurning a blind eye : Mothers as complicit, 'hapless' secondary victims? Policing response to female perpetration, duress and individual agency Chapter seven HBA Child Protection and Partnership working The practice of mediation Child reconciliation home by children's social care (CSC)Increased demand for services and the 'cost' of social careChild HBA cases: Professional responsibilities and ownership Chapter eight Conclusions HBA Investigations: Discretionary practices of professionals, their influence and impactDeconstructing 'crime' and informally resolving incidentsRecommendationsRecommendations for policeRecommendations for social servicesRecommendations for all professionals
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