Learning from Domestic Homicide Reviews using Experience Based Co-Design

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The proposed study addresses important gaps in existing knowledge of domestic homicide and aims to learn from the experiences of families who have lost a relative to domestic homicide, victims/survivors of domestic abuse; professionals and domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) to document, analyse, map, and influence policy and practice to prevent future domestic homicides. The definition of domestic homicide used in this study will follow that of the Home Office (2016) guidance. To build comprehensive knowledge of the learning from DHRs, the study is organised in three work packages: In Work Package 1 we will conduct a systematic literature review of i) international approaches to the review of domestic homicides; ii) identify key learning from international DHRs and iii) investigate any resultant initiatives from the DHRs, focusing on their impact. In Work Package 2 we will firstly retrieve and use a quantitative approach to analyse all publicly available DHRs from 322 Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) in England & Wales post June 2016 (approximately 200) to add to our existing dataset and preliminary analysis of 141 DHRs (collected from July 2011 - June 2016). We will refine the template created in our pilot study to identify and extract variables from DHRs to feed into SPSS. Descriptive analysis will be carried out to generate frequencies and proportions, with cross-tabulation of key variables. Statistical tests will also be used to identify key trends and risk factors. Secondly, we will conduct an in-depth qualitative analysis of a sample of DHRs of: i) adult family homicides; ii) complex cases where domestic abuse co-exists with substance misuse, mental health or disability; iii) families with children under 18; iv) black and minority ethnic families; v) analyse the recommendations made in DHRs in the above and vi) create an open access repository of DHRs. Sample sizes for the subsets will be worked out once all DHRs have been collected and categorised. These subsets are based on our preliminary analysis of DHRs (Chantler et al, forthcoming) and existing DHR literature. This work package will provide a large scale analysis of DHRs as well as a focussed analysis of specific sub-sets and can be utilised to inform prevention and risk management of domestic abuse cases that may lead to homicide.Work Package 3 employs an experience-based co-design (EBCD) approach, an innovative, action orientated methodology bringing an additional dimension to interrogate the utility, learning and future development of services from domestic homicide reviews. Gwent and Lancashire (covering 19 CSPs) will act as study sites for the EBCD component. EBCD is a staged process involving gathering experiences and views of i) family members who have lost a relative to domestic homicide; ii) survivors of domestic abuse who have experienced assaults or stalking. Twenty one-to-one in-depth video interviews will be conducted which will be analysed using the Listening Guide method (Gilligan & Brown 1991) to identify 'touch points' to illustrate the journeys of victims, families, good practice and lost opportunities for intervention. The videos will be edited down in consultation with participants to create a digital story as the basis for conjoint activities to develop new ways of working. Twenty interviews will also be conducted with professionals who have worked with victims or been involved in DHRs and these will be analysed thematically. Following the analysis of WP1 and 2, and the identification of themes from interviews, a full day event will be convened with the two CSP networks to share the learning and to identify priorities for action. An advisory group comprising representatives of Social Work, Policing, Health, CSPs, AAFDA, Safe-Net, AGENDA, survivors, academic experts, Home Office and authors and quality assurers of DHRs will provide expertise, help with recruitment and are key to dissemination and impact.