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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Hayley AldersonORCiD, Professor Ruth McGovernORCiD, Dr Steph ScottORCiD
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
© The Author(s) 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global public health challenge. Project Cautioning And Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an out-of-court resolution used across police forces in England and Wales for lower risk, alleged first-time DVA offenders. This article reports on qualitative interviews and focus groups with professionals (police, commissioners, and CARA facilitators and managers, N = 31) about their experiences of delivering CARA following its national rollout. Reflexive thematic analysis indicated strong multiprofessional support for CARA across geographical areas. Professionals recommended changes to enhance current delivery, relating to differential assessment of risk; adaptations to training/implementation; and exploring perceptions of CARA by voluntary sector organizations.
Author(s): Alderson H, Morgan S, Roy J, Armitage R, McGovern R, McGovern W, Shrimpton L, Hazan E, Scott S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Violence Against Women
Year: 2025
Pages: epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 23/12/2025
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 05/01/2026
ISSN (print): 1077-8012
ISSN (electronic): 1552-8448
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251409171
DOI: 10.1177/10778012251409171
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