On the 25-06-17 the Victoria Police Family Violence Taskforce charged a thirty-eight-year-old man with 122 offences including serious family violence-related assaults, sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment & kidnapping dating back to 1994 & involving multiple victims. The Family Violence Taskforce was formed in October 2015 to extend & complement the work of frontline police. The taskforce…
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In 2011 – 2012 there were thirteen people arrested for domestic violence homicides. In 2012-2013, following a change in police reporting practices, there were forty-five people arrested for domestic homicides. Western Integrated Family Violence Committee Member, Jocelyn Bignold, said authorities are struggling to “come to grips” with the magnitude of domestic abuse since new offences…
DetailsIn Australia during 2014 one woman died every week from domestic violence and one woman is hospitalised every three hours across the country as the result of domestic violence. The official estimation is that about 1.6 million Australian women have experienced domestic violence and it is suggested that less than half the such abuse is reported…
DetailsAssaults in the Goulburn Valley and Wodonga regions have increased last year by more than 15% according to 2013 Victoria Police figures. Increases in the Goulburn Valley were driven mainly by family violence, with Wangaratta also recording a jump in domestic assaults. According to Tony Davis, Wodonga based Police Inspector, more than 30% of those…
DetailsFunding to the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness, which is often used to find housing for victims of domestic violence, expires on the 30-06-14. Fiona McCormack, chief executive of Domestic Violence Victoria, said the majority of family violence services were funded through the housing and homelessness budgets. She said that “family violence in Victoria accounts…
DetailsIn 2012-13 in Victoria police were called to 60,829 family violence incidents and laid charges in 25,574 of the cases. In NSW in the 12 months to September police recorded 27,808 domestic assaults. In Victoria in 2012-13 there were 45 homicides in family settings. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology 44% of all intimate…
DetailsWe were recently approached by a victim of domestic violence. She reported being in an abusive relationship for some thirteen years and felt unable to leave until her children had reached a certain age. At that point in time she approached the police and then sought an Intervention Order from the Heidelberg Magistrates Court which…
DetailsA new study that interviewed more than 1,500 married or cohabitating opposite-sex couples in California conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health found that: Men who regularly drank at parties away from their home were more likely to be violent toward their partners. Women were more violent when their husbands and…
DetailsDomestic violence is a common problem that can happen in any home regardless of race, religion, economic status and location. Profile of Abusers Becomes paranoid whenever under stress Refuses to believe that violent behaviour brings out negative consequences Isolates himself socially and shows bouts of low self -esteem Strongly imposes traditional gender roles for families…
DetailsA new survey funded by the Avon Foundation for Women found that more than half of American’s interviewed said they have never discussed sexual assault or domestic violence with their friends. 22% of Americans say that they have been a victim of domestic violence and 13% report being the victim of sexual assault. The data…
DetailsLancaster University researchers have found that domestic abuse increases during England World Cup football matches – especially if the team lose. Domestic abuse rose by 38% in Lancashire when the England team played and lost and increased by 26% when the England national team played and won or drew compared with days when there was…
DetailsBill Shorten, Labor Party leadership hopeful, has pledged to work towards standard laws across Australia for family violence. He said that “there should be common definitions of what constitutes domestic violence across the country.” Last year incidents of domestic violence in Victoria increased by 20% to 60,829 and Intervention Orders and Family Violence Safety notices…
DetailsVictoria Police supports changing the law to allow victims of domestic violence to know where their assailants reside. Ken Lay, Chief Commissioner, recently intervened after a victim of serous domestic violence was told that her paroled assailant had a right to privacy and that she would not be provided with information in respect to the…
DetailsThe Safe at Home, Safe at Work project which was put in place in order to help stop domestic violence incidents from occurring has had some significant successes take place in just the last few months. The Clearinghouse recently published an article about the progress in their newsletter in order to congratulate their staff for…
DetailsInternational surveys have show that roughly 33 per cent of adult women will experience abuse caused by a male partner. Domestic violence is one of the top issues affecting women’s health in Australia. Therefore there is a need for programs that can help to reduce the risk of women having to experience domestic violence. The…
DetailsIn the paper “Integrated responses to domestic violence: Legally mandated intervention programs for male perpetrators” Day et. al. explores the outcomes of court mandated programs designed for men that have perpetrated domestic violence. The first section of this paper explores the outcomes of programs initiated in Queensland to stop men from reoffending and the results…
DetailsIn “Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 419” Richards explores the issue of “Children’s exposure to domestic violence in Australia.” Children witnessing domestic violence is a major issue in Australia and across the globe. In addition it is also a form of child abuse with children suffering emotional damage as well as…
DetailsA pilot program in Connecticut USA that requires high-risk domestic violence offenders to wear GPS ankle bracelets is proving to be highly successful. Connecticut has an average of fifteen domestic violence deaths a year and no one in the program has been killed or injured since it began in 2010. Domestic Violence Agencies have described…
DetailsA recent study conducted by the University of Melbourne’s Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre found that more than half of the 120 people screened for problem gambling at clinics in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania reported some form of family violence in the previous twelve months. The study found that problem gambling generally preceded family…
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