Diversifying Justice: Revealing viable pathways for South Asian women

Very little is known about South Asian (SA) women’s help-seeking during and following domestic abuse (DA), nor their experiences of criminal justice (CJ).

The purpose of this research is to draw out vital implications for DA policy and practice by focusing on the end-to-end justice experiences of this particularly vulnerable but under researched population, and in doing so improve the CJ experiences of people in Scotland.

The final report by Co-PIs Dr Nughmana Mirza and Dr Lisa Bradley who were supported by Nic Dickson, research assistant was published in March 2025.

There are five short research briefing papers to accompany the final report too;

1. Understandings and experiences of ‘domestic abuse’.
2. Domestic living arrangements and kinship structures.
3. Marriage patterns and migration realities.
4. Cultural and Community Dynamics.
5. Help-seeking and ‘justice’.

To find out more about the research please visit https://diversifyingjustice.com