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Family violence

Police and community work together to address family violence

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Authors: Koori Justice Unit
Publishers: Koori justice : the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement in action

The Koori Family Violence Police Protocols project in Victoria is driven by Victoria Police and the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service, and is currently being piloted in Mildura. […]

Putting the Picture Together: Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

Resources July,2002

Authors: Gordon, Sue, Hallahan, Kay, Henry, Darrell
Publishers: Department of Premier and Cabinet, Western Australia, Western Australian Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

This inquiry was required to examine the actions of government agencies in responding to complaints of family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities, with particular reference to the death […]

Re-victimisation of the victim : family violence issues facing Indigenous women in Cape York

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Authors: Medland, Rowena
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

There has been a great deal of recent discussion about violence in Indigenous communities. It is stated that violence is widespread within Indigenous communities, and is disproportionately high in comparison […]

Reducing violence against women and their children: Research informing the development of a national campaign

Resources Nov,2015

Authors: Australian Government Department of Social Services, Taylor Nelson Sofres
Publishers: Australian Government Department of Social Services

This research paper evaluates Australian attitudes to domestic violence. It was commissioned by the Australian Government to inform the development of a prevention of domestic violence campaign. The report finds […]

Responding to men who perpetrate domestic violence : controversies, interventions and challenges

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Authors: Laing, Lesley
Publishers: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse

This issues paper discusses the dominant ways in which the causes of domestic violence are understood and the types of intervention with perpetrators that flow from these perspectives. The paper […]

Restorative justice for domestic and family violence: hopes and fears of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women

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Authors: Nancarrow, Heather
Publishers: Oxford University Press

This chapter examines how indigenous and non-Indigenous women view their futures after domestic and family violence and seeks to explain the divergence between the two. The author uses their extensive […]

Restorative Justice, Domestic Violence and Family Violence

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Authors: Stubbs, Julie
Publishers: Sydney : Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse Issue Paper (9) 2010

Is it appropriate to apply restorative justice practices to cases involving domestic violence or family violence? After describing and evaluating claims made about restorative justice generally, this paper reviews the […]

Restorative Justice, Gendered Violence, and Indigenous Women

Resources May,2009

Authors: Stubbs, Julie
Publishers: Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 09/27

The debate surrounding the use of restorative justice (RJ) for domestic violence and sexual assault offences is becoming increasingly complex. The author examines the theoretical constraints on the ability of […]

Sentencing Spotling on Choking, Suffocation or Strangulation in a Domestic Setting

Resources March,2019

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The Sentencing Spotlight examines sentencing outcomes for choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting offences under s 315A of the Criminal Code (QLD) finalised in Queensland courts between 2016-17 […]

Speaking up to the silences : Victorian Koori Courts and the complexities of Indigenous family violence

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Authors: Cripps, Kyllie
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

In 2003 the Victorian Indigenous Family Violence Task Force established that levels of violence were increasing and that responding to family violence required breaking a ‘silence of acceptance’ which allowed […]