Violence Against Social Services Staff: A Gendered Issue

Abstract

In the past couple of decades, largely as a result of the women’s movement, men’s violence to women and children has been made increasingly public. This has been accompanied by a recognition that violence may be used as a means of social control by those with power over those with less power. As feminists, we have — quite understandably — spent less time examining violence to those in positions of power, be they men or women. Yet feminist analysis must provide an understanding of this area as well.