The Dynamics of Domestic Abuse and Drug and Alcohol Dependency
2019
This article elucidates the dynamics that occur in relationships where there have been both substance use and domestic abuse. It draws interpretively on in-depth qualitative interviews with
male perpetrators and their current and former partners. These interviews were undertaken for the
National Institute for Health Research-funded ADVANCE programme. The article’s analysis highlights the diverse ways in which domestic abuse by substance-using male partners is compounded
for women who have never been substance dependent, women who have formerly been substance
dependent and women who are currently substance dependent. The criminological implications of
the competing models of change deployed in drug treatment and domestic violence intervention are
discussed alongside the policy and practice challenges entailed in reconciling them within intervention contexts where specialist service provision has been scaled back and victims navigate pressures
to stay with perpetrators while they undergo treatment alongside the threat of sanction should they
seek protection from the police and courts.
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