ARC NWC’s MIDAS Theme Lead Andrew Clegg, has been involved with The Homicide Abuse Learning Together (HALT) project, which has published a new briefing paper based on their systematic review of the recommendations of processes for the conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews globally.

The HALT project sets out to document, analyse, map, and influence policy and practice to prevent future domestic homicides. The World Health Organisation (2013) indicates that 38% of all murders of women globally are committed by intimate partners. The UN Report ‘the World’s Women’ (2020) found that around one-third of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner and 18% have experienced such violence in the past 12 months.

After robust screening, 11 studies were included in the final systematic review undertaken by the HALT team. The newly published briefing paper based on this review summarises implications for research practice and policy. It highlights the need for a National repository of Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), improved monitoring to understand if DHR recommendations are implemented and barriers or facilitators to implementation, as well as increased investment in frontline services.