Under-resourced domestic violence services are failing victims

Victims of domestic abuse are being failed because services are reactive and under-resourced, a conference on the issue will hear tomorrow.

International experts are among those contributing to the event at University College Cork, with a clear focus on the need for quicker and more comprehensive interventions to protect victims and deal with perpetrators of domestic abuse.

The inadequacy of current systems is highlighted by research conducted by Dr Louise Crowley of the School of Law at UCC in workshops with participants in the MOVE (Men Overcoming Violence) programme in Cork.