@article{ref1,
title="De-criminalising adolescent to parent violence under  s 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (c.9)",
journal="Journal of criminal law",
year="2020",
author="Bettinson, Vanessa and Quinlan, Christina",
volume="84",
number="1",
pages="3-18",
abstract="This article questions the appropriateness of including adolescent to parent violence (APV) within the elements of a criminal offence designed to criminalise domestic violence and abuse. The offence, s 76 Serious Crime Act 2015, prohibits controlling and coercive behaviours towards a person personally connected to the defendant. This spans ongoing intimate relationships and a wide range of family relationships. The authors conducted a small-scale research study that looked at practitioners' understandings of APV and found that many cases of APV could satisfy the s 76 offence. The article examines the correlation between the concepts of coercive control and APV, noting that there are significant differences that justify treating adolescent-perpetrators of APV differently to adult-perpetrators of intimate partner coercive control in the criminal law. These factors concern the unique vulnerabilities of both the parent-victim and the adolescent-perpetrator in APV, and human rights law requires the equal protection of both parties on the basis of their vulnerability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-0183",
doi="10.1177/0022018319879845",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022018319879845"
}