Forced Marriage in Australia: Building a Social Response with Frontline Workers

Nelson, J; Burn, J

Forced Marriage in Australia: Building a Social Response with Frontline Workers

Nelson, J

Burn, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Social & Legal Studies, 2024
Issue Date:: 2024

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dc.contributor.author	Nelson, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-0604
dc.contributor.author	Burn, J
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-04T00:06:48Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-04T00:06:48Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.citation	Social & Legal Studies, 2024
dc.identifier.issn	0964-6639
dc.identifier.issn	1461-7390
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/177470
dc.description.abstract	The practice of forced marriage has been the subject of focussed attention over the past 15 years in Australia. The policy approach has largely centred on criminal law responses. In this paper we turn to the social safety net, supports available for those experiencing pressure to marry or in a forced marriage, and their families. We report on eight focus groups with 56 participants working in key frontline roles, drawing on their perspectives to advance our understanding of key features of the social response. We identify four key features: the first is relational; frontline workers observe that an effective social response is contingent on trusting, client-led relationships. Secondly, appropriate framing and considered language is highlighted as critical. The third and fourth features are structural considerations within a social response: Australia's migration and asylum-seeking system and the resourcing of relevant social services.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation	Australian Government Department of Social Services
dc.relation	Australian Government Department of Social Services4-FBZ55J2
dc.relation.ispartof	Social & Legal Studies
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dc.subject	1602 Criminology, 1608 Sociology, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Criminology
dc.subject.classification	4402 Criminology
dc.subject.classification	4803 International and comparative law
dc.subject.classification	4804 Law in context
dc.title	Forced Marriage in Australia: Building a Social Response with Frontline Workers
dc.type	Journal Article
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dc.date.updated	2024-04-04T00:06:43Z
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Abstract:

The practice of forced marriage has been the subject of focussed attention over the past 15 years in Australia. The policy approach has largely centred on criminal law responses. In this paper we turn to the social safety net, supports available for those experiencing pressure to marry or in a forced marriage, and their families. We report on eight focus groups with 56 participants working in key frontline roles, drawing on their perspectives to advance our understanding of key features of the social response. We identify four key features: the first is relational; frontline workers observe that an effective social response is contingent on trusting, client-led relationships. Secondly, appropriate framing and considered language is highlighted as critical. The third and fourth features are structural considerations within a social response: Australia's migration and asylum-seeking system and the resourcing of relevant social services.

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