There has been an increase in the narrative around ACES, specifically in relation to Domestic Abuse Perpetrators. It has become an accepted explanation for the behaviour of perpetrators of domestic abuse and has been favoured when commissioning service providers who deliver perpetrator intervention programmes ‘based on ACES’ or used to underpin strategic choices and actions in response to domestic abuse.
This paper aims to encourage Local Authorities, Police Forces, Mayors, Metro Mayors and Commissioners to consider the dangers and risk attached to using Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) alone to understand, rationalise or explain why an individual may use violence, abuse and control against their intimate partner, ex-partner, or close relative.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) & Domestic Abuse Perpetrators
