“It’s a Huge Problem When There Is No Physical Violence”: A qualitative study exploring how practitioners assess predominantly non-physical IPV in an Australian and United Kingdom context.
(2026) SOPB63 20252School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This study has aimed to explore how domestic violence service practitioners assess cases of predominantly non-physical violence against women in intimate partner relationships. The study examined practitioners in South England, United Kingdom, and New South Wales, Australia, adopting a generic purposive sampling. A qualitative approach was applied, using semi-structured interviews guided by a vignette depicting non-physical and physical violence. The empirical data were analysed inductively, with Lipsky’s theory on street-level bureaucracy. The results show that practitioners recognise and pay attention to non-physical violence in their assessments and suggest interventions based on what they deem appropriate. However, once physical... (More)
- This study has aimed to explore how domestic violence service practitioners assess cases of predominantly non-physical violence against women in intimate partner relationships. The study examined practitioners in South England, United Kingdom, and New South Wales, Australia, adopting a generic purposive sampling. A qualitative approach was applied, using semi-structured interviews guided by a vignette depicting non-physical and physical violence. The empirical data were analysed inductively, with Lipsky’s theory on street-level bureaucracy. The results show that practitioners recognise and pay attention to non-physical violence in their assessments and suggest interventions based on what they deem appropriate. However, once physical violence was presented, it could be seen as a threshold for extensive interventions by the practitioners. Additionally, similarities and differences emerged between the practitioners in South England and New South Wales, revealing variations in practitioners’ focus based on the situational context. (Less)
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- author
- Andersson Disley, Ellie LU and Meyer, Ida LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPB63 20252
- year
- 2026
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- intimate partner violence (IPV), non-physical violence, domestic violence service practitioners, assessment, coercive control, physical violence, street-level bureaucracy
- language
- English
- id
- 9224558
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- 2026-03-26 09:21:41
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abstract = {{This study has aimed to explore how domestic violence service practitioners assess cases of predominantly non-physical violence against women in intimate partner relationships. The study examined practitioners in South England, United Kingdom, and New South Wales, Australia, adopting a generic purposive sampling. A qualitative approach was applied, using semi-structured interviews guided by a vignette depicting non-physical and physical violence. The empirical data were analysed inductively, with Lipsky’s theory on street-level bureaucracy. The results show that practitioners recognise and pay attention to non-physical violence in their assessments and suggest interventions based on what they deem appropriate. However, once physical violence was presented, it could be seen as a threshold for extensive interventions by the practitioners. Additionally, similarities and differences emerged between the practitioners in South England and New South Wales, revealing variations in practitioners’ focus based on the situational context.}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{“It’s a Huge Problem When There Is No Physical Violence”: A qualitative study exploring how practitioners assess predominantly non-physical IPV in an Australian and United Kingdom context.}},
year = {{2026}},
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