Resources July,2002
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 […]
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 […]
Resources Nov,2015
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Resources March,2019
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 […]
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 […]
The Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS) released a series of three policy papers directed at drawing focus to Aboriginal women and children as victims and survivors […]