Monday, May 12, 2008

Forced Marriage: The Risk Factors and the Effect of Raising the Minimum Age for a Sponsor and of Leave to Enter the UK as a Spouse / School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 2008
Research Summary
PDF - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/downloads/FPCW/forcemarriageresearchsummary08.pdf
Marianne Hester, Khatidja Chantler, Geetanjali Gangoli et al
"The purpose of the study was to assess the risk factors associated with forced marriage and the effect of raising the minimum age for entry for a sponsor or spouse from the current age of 18 to 24. It examined the ways in which forced marriage is understood and experienced in different communities."