Introduction (DV)

Film Details05 - Introduction - 30m 21s
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Age Rating15 (strong footage/language, possibly including violence and sexual imagery)
SynopsisLooks at the size and scale of the DV abuse industry and the relentless exaggeration and bias that has helped it grow. Also looks at the spreading definition of DV to include all manner of non-violent behaviours.

• What is domestic violence?
• Claims of DV in child custody battles
• The myth of the Rule of Thumb
• The police’s special interest in DV
IntervieweesStephen Fitzgerald, National Organiser of the Mankind Initiative Men’s Charity.
Angry Harry, Psychologist and Men’s Rights activist, angryharry.com.
Simon, Psychologist and Writer.
Erin Pizzey, Author and Domestic Violence expert. Opened the world’s first domestic violence shelter in London and is a patron of the Mankind Initiative Men’s Charity. Author of the book “Prone to Violence”.
[identity protected] Fireman, London Fire Brigade.
This man's identity has been disguised in order to protect him from sanction by his employer for speaking the truth about Fire Brigade policy with respect to equal opportunities.
Oliver Curry, Evolutionary Psychologist at the London School of Economics and contributing author to Demos, the independent think tank and research institute.
Allan, Father and youth worker.

All interviews recorded in 2004

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