This book offers insights and perspectives from a study of Cultural Encounters in Intervention Against Violence (CEINAV) in four EU-countries. Seeking a deeper understanding of the underpinnings of intervention practices in Germany, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, the team explored variations in institutional structures and traditions of law, policing, and social welfare. Theories of structural inequality and ethics are discussed and translated into practice.

Carol Hagemann-White is a professor at the University of Osnabrück. Liz Kelly is director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University. Thomas Meysen is managing director at SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies in Heidelberg.