<description>&lt;div&gt;Around one in four women have experienced domestic abuse, according to the Crime Survey of England and Wales. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; But abuse is not usually a one off event, it’s part of a protracted pattern, and by studying the timeline, perhaps this shocking statistic and may change.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Prof Jane Monckton-Smith has dedicated the majority of her career to studying this pattern and is Professor Of Public Protection at the University of Gloucestershire.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; She researched and created the Homicide Timeline, a tool for police officers and criminal justice professionals to understand the pattern of domestic abuse that leads to the murder of a woman. Her argument - Domestic homicide is not a crime of passion. &lt;strong&gt;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Now a respected forensic criminologist, Jane started her career on the front line as a police officer.  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Season 7 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences continues to tackle the big questions through a social science lens. &lt;strong&gt;Throughout this series, you'll be hearing some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain’s top social scientists and public figures from across the globe to explore their evidence-led solutions to society’s most pressing problems.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on X &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences"&gt;https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Find out more about the Academy of Social Sciences here:&lt;a href="https://acss.org.uk/"&gt; https://AcSS.org.uk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </description>

The We Society

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S7 Ep5: Tracking and stopping domestic abuse with Jane Monckton Smith

FEB 12, 202528 MIN
The We Society

S7 Ep5: Tracking and stopping domestic abuse with Jane Monckton Smith

FEB 12, 202528 MIN

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<div>Around one in four women have experienced domestic abuse, according to the Crime Survey of England and Wales. <br> <br> But abuse is not usually a one off event, it’s part of a protracted pattern, and by studying the timeline, perhaps this shocking statistic and may change.<br> <br> Prof Jane Monckton-Smith has dedicated the majority of her career to studying this pattern and is Professor Of Public Protection at the University of Gloucestershire.<br> <br> She researched and created the Homicide Timeline, a tool for police officers and criminal justice professionals to understand the pattern of domestic abuse that leads to the murder of a woman. Her argument - Domestic homicide is not a crime of passion. <strong>  </strong><br> <br> Now a respected forensic criminologist, Jane started her career on the front line as a police officer.  <br> <br> Season 7 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences continues to tackle the big questions through a social science lens. <strong>Throughout this series, you'll be hearing some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.</strong><br> <br> Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain’s top social scientists and public figures from across the globe to explore their evidence-led solutions to society’s most pressing problems.<br> <br> Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on [email protected] and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on X <a href="https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences">https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences</a><br> <br> Find out more about the Academy of Social Sciences here:<a href="https://acss.org.uk/"> https://AcSS.org.uk</a> </div>