Working with asian perpetrators of domestic violence — The British Experience

Abstract

Close work with male perpetrators of domestic violence has never found a comfortable compromise within feminist perspectives and strategies to tackle violence against women. However, interventions with perpetrators within mainstream white discourses have addressed this side of the coin whilst providing some level of safety to women and children. In Britain, such strategies have not, as yet, been explored in relation to men from ethnic minorities since other more serious issues of race and gender oppression have demanded the immediate attention of practitioners and researchers. This article explores the need for engaging in work with men in a culturally sensitive manner, with a view to reducing male aggression against women and children.