Journal Articles
Burton, M and Hunter, R (2026)
Adversarialism in the family courts in child arrangements cases in England and Wales,
Modern Law Review, ISSN: 0026-7961.
Burton, M (2026)
Working together? Challenges for police and prosecutors with domestic abuse case building,
Criminal Law Review, (8), pp.470-486.
Burton, M (2026)
Consent and gender‐based violence: R v Hobday,
The Modern Law Review, 89(4), pp.659-672, ISSN: 0026-7961. DOI:
10.1111/1468-2230.70042.
Burton, M, Carline, A, Palmer, E (2025)
The significance of vulnerability in the sentencing of rape,
Criminal Law Review, 2025(11), pp.653-674, ISSN: 0011-135X.
Bettinson, V, Munro, VE,
Burton, M (2024)
Going for gold: Professionals’ perspectives on the design and implementation of transformative coercive control offences in Scotland and England and Wales,
Criminology & Criminal Justice, 26(2), pp.528-548, ISSN: 1748-8958. DOI:
10.1177/17488958241263458.
Munro, VE, Bettinson, V,
Burton, M (2023)
Coercion, control and criminal responsibility: exploring professional responses to offending and suicidality in the context of domestically abusive relationships,
Social & Legal Studies, 33(3), pp.392-419, ISSN: 0964-6639. DOI:
10.1177/09646639231198342.
Burton, M (2022)
Revisiting fact-finding in child arrangement cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 44(3), pp.414-417, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/09649069.2022.2102766.
Burton, M (2021)
What can go wrong in child arrangement proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse?,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43(4), pp.471-474, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/09649069.2021.1999109.
Burton, M (2018)
Specialist domestic violence courts for child arrangement cases:safer courtrooms and safer outcomes?,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 40(4), pp.533-547, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/09649069.2018.1519657.
Watkins, D and
Burton, M (2017)
Introduction,
Research Methods in Law, pp.1-7, DOI:
10.4324/9781315386669.
Watkins, D and
Burton, M (2013)
Research methods in law,
Research Methods in Law, pp.1-157, DOI:
10.4324/9780203489352.
Burton, M (2013) How different are "false" allegations of rape from false complaints of GBH?
Criminal Law Review, 2013, pp.203-213, ISSN: 0011-135X.
Burton, M (2011)
An ‘ethos of mutual support’? The relationship between the police and the CPS,
Criminal Justice Matters, 86(1), pp.28-29, ISSN: 0962-7251. DOI:
10.1080/09627251.2011.646210.
Burton, M (2009)
Civil law remedies for domestic violence: why are applications for non-molestation orders declining?,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 31(2), pp.109-120, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/09649060903043497.
Burton, M (2006)
Judicial Monitoring of Compliance: Introducing ‘Problem Solving’ Approaches to Domestic Violence Courts in England and Wales,
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 20(3), pp.366-378, ISSN: 1360-9939. DOI:
10.1093/lawfam/ebl017.
Burton, M, Evans, R, Sanders, A (2006) Implementing special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses: The problem of identification,
Criminal Law Review, (MAR.), pp.229-240, ISSN: 0011-135X.
Burton, M (2003)
Third party applications for protection orders in England and Wales: service provider's views on implementing Section 60 of the Family Law Act 1996,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 25(2), pp.137-150, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/0964906032000113367.
Burton, M (2003) Criminalising breaches of civil orders for protection from domestic violence,
Criminal Law Review, (MAY.), pp.301-313, ISSN: 0011-135X.
Burton, M (2001)
Intimate Homicide and the Provocation Defence – Endangering Women? R v. Smith,
Feminist Legal Studies, 9(3), pp.247-258, ISSN: 0966-3622. DOI:
10.1023/a:1012544601695.
Burton, M (2000)
Prosecution decisions in cases of domestic violence involving children,
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 22(2), pp.175-191, ISSN: 0964-9069. DOI:
10.1080/01418030050077653.
Chapters
Burton, M (2026) Lost women and children: Hearing the stories of victims of domestic abuse, including the ones who did not 'survive'. In
Legacies of the Lost in Criminology, Policy Press, pp.xxx-xxx, ISBN: 9781529244090.
Burton, M (2026)
It can happen to anyone, but not everyone has the same experience: The need for better legal responses to domestic abuse in the family justice system. In Akhtar, RC (ed)
Diverse Voices in Family Law, Bristol University Press, pp.259-280, ISBN: 9781529245325.
Burton, M and Watkins, D (2025) Research Methods in Law. In
Burton, M (ed)
Research Methods in Law, Routledge, pp.1-290, ISBN: 9781032710341.
Burton, M, Bettinson, V, Richardson, K, Speed, A (2024)
Introduction to the Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse. In
Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, pp.1-7, DOI:
10.4337/9781035300648.00005.
Burton, M and Hunter, R (2023) Reforming the approach of the family courts in child arrangements cases involving allegations of domestic abuse. In
Research Handbook on Family Justice Systems, pp.139-154.
Burton, MD (2022)
Falling Through the Fault Lines: Victims Experiencing Poor and Fragmented Legal Responses to Domestic Abuse in England and Wales. In
The Justice System and the Family: Police, Courts, and Incarceration, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.223-239, ISBN: 9781803823607. DOI:
10.1108/s1530-353520220000020010.
Burton, M and Watkins, D (2020) Interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration in legal education in England and Wales. In
Key Directions in Legal Education National and International Perspectives, pp.35-47.
Burton, M (2017)
Doing empirical research exploring the decision-making of magistrates and juries. In
Research Methods in Law, pp.66-85, DOI:
10.4324/9781315386669.
Burton, M (2016)
A fresh approach to policing domestic violence. In
Domestic Violence Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Protection Prevention and Intervention, pp.37-57, DOI:
10.1057/978-1-137-52452-2_3.
Burton, M (2013)
Doing empirical research: Exploring the decision-making of magistrates and juries. In
Research Methods in Law, pp.55-70, DOI:
10.4324/9780203489352.
Burton, M (2011)
The legal construction of domestic violence: ‘unmasking’ a private problem. In
Gender Sexualities and Law, pp.161-172, DOI:
10.4324/9780203831427.
