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In Control by Jane Monckton-Smith

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In Control

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date
4 March 2021
Run Time
8 hours 4 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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Bloomsbury presents In Control by Jane Monckton-Smith, read by Gabrielle Glaister.

Groundbreaking' OBSERVER
'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN
'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENT

Every four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner – and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.

For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.

Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse – while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.

Critics Review

  • Blow assumptions about relationships out of the water . . . A game-changer

    Caitlin Moran

  • Shocking, frank, and very, very necessary.

    Sam Baker

  • A powerful book that offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives

    The Independent

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Details

Author
Jane Monckton-Smith
Narrator
Gabrielle Glaister
Duration
8 hours 4 minutes
Release Date
4 March 2021
ISBN
9781526621313
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre
Social services and welfare, criminology, Causes and prevention of crime, Criminal investigation and detection, Sexual abuse and harassment

Synopsis

Bloomsbury presents In Control by Jane Monckton-Smith, read by Gabrielle Glaister.Groundbreaking' OBSERVER'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENTEvery four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner – and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse – while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.

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