Easy-read report: The risk of forced marriage for people with learning disabilities from South Asian communities

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Forced Marriage

scholarly journals Risk of forced marriage amongst people with learning disabilities in the UK: Perspectives of South Asian carers

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-210
Author(s):  
Michelle McCarthy ◽  
Rachael Clawson ◽  
Anne Patterson ◽  
Rachel Fyson ◽  
Luftha Khan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals The demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: findings from a national database

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Rachael Clawson ◽  
Anne Patterson ◽  
Rachel Fyson ◽  
Michelle McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
National Database ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk ◽  
First Time ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the UK demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and people without learning disabilities to inform effective safeguarding practice. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of all cases of forced marriage reported to the UK Government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) between 2009 and 2015. Findings People with learning disabilities are at five times greater risk of forced marriage than people without learning disabilities. Men and women with learning disabilities are equally likely to be forced to marry, whereas amongst the general population, women are more likely than men to be forced to marry. Patterns of ethnicity, geographic location within the UK and reporters are the same for people with and without learning disabilities. Research limitations/implications The analysis is based on cases reported to the FMU, and for some cases, data held was incomplete. More importantly, many cases go unreported and so the FMU data does not necessarily reflect all cases of forced marriage in the UK. Practical implications Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities is a safeguarding issue. Practitioners across health, education, criminal justice and social care need to better understand the risk of forced marriage for people with learning disabilities. Links to practice resources developed as part of the wider project are provided. Originality/value This is the first time that researchers have been given access to FMU data and the first time that a statistical analysis of cases of forced marriage involving someone with a learning disability have been analysed.

scholarly journals “Honour”-based violence in a British South Asian community

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne Khan ◽  
Shamam Saleem ◽  
Michelle Lowe
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Health Service Provision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore attitudes towards, and victimisation experiences of, “honour”-based violence (HBV) in a reportedly vulnerable population in the UK. Design/methodology/approach A convenience sample of 216 participants were recruited from a local community in England; the majority were young (mean age=21.93), Indian or Pakistani (85 per cent), Muslim (96 per cent), females (67 per cent). Findings Although gender differences were found for attitudes towards one aspect of HBV (namely, forced marriage), these were not significant. While HBV victimisation affected only a small proportion of this sample, when it was reported, the effects were serious and included anxiety, attempted suicides and running away from home. This highlights the need to identify and safeguard vulnerable groups without stigmatising whole communities. Originality/value These findings contribute to the scarce literature available on HBV in British communities, and highlight a need for culturally aware emergency and health service provision.

The forced marriage debate and the British state

Race & Class ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amrit Wilson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
British Government ◽  
South Asian Women ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Recent Proposal ◽  
British State

In recent years, the British government has increasingly sought to intervene to prevent forced marriages and `honour killings'. But its new-found concern for the plight of South Asian women belies a deeper structure of racism, particularly against Muslims, and collusion with South Asian patriarchy. It is argued that initiatives such as the recent proposal for legislation on forced marriages are not empowering to women but are driven by the state's need to police South Asian communities, an approach that has colonial roots. The lack of support given to grassroots South Asian women's organisations and the continuing deportation of women at risk of violence reveal the partial nature of the state's commitment to supporting victims of domestic violence and other forms of oppression.

scholarly journals Safeguarding people with learning disabilities at risk of forced marriage

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Rachael Clawson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
Adults With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Future Policy

The issue of forced marriage is often located within debates on violence against women, immigration control and cultural difference and rarely considers the very specific needs of children and adults with learning disabilities. Motivating factors for forcing people with learning disabilities to marry can differ from those frequently seen in forced marriage per se; most commonly they include obtaining a carer and can typically be related to the perceived stigma of disability in some communities. Many families, and indeed some practitioners, would not necessarily recognise a forced marriage as such; this has implications for inter-agency safeguarding practice. This paper considers the complexities involved in safeguarding people with learning disabilities who might be at risk and considers the factors impacting upon adequate safeguarding policy and inter-agency practice. Recommendations are made for future policy and service development in this complex and largely neglected area of practice.

A comparative study of stress and unmet needs in carers of South Asian and white adults with learning disabilities

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Devapriam ◽  
Catherine Thorp ◽  
Freya Tyrer ◽  
Satheesh Gangadharan ◽  
Lammata Raju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Adults With Learning Disabilities ◽  
White Adults
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