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Type: | Non-Fiction |
Title: | Domestic violence : Australian public policy |
Authors: | Murray, Suellen Powell, Anastasia |
Keywords: | Indigenous issues;Policy;Child protection;Impact on children and young people;Interagency work;Leaving/Staying |
Year: | 2011 |
Publisher: | Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne |
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This book provides an excellent historical snapshot of key initiatives in domestic violence law and policy over the past 30 years, presented in an accessible, compact and easy-to-read paperback form.
Melbourne academics Suellen Murray and Anastasia Powell aim to examine policies and programs put in place by governments ‘to tackle the problem of domestic violence’ and also explore some of the reasons why:, in spite of 30 years of intensive policy making, there is still so much domestic violence across Australia. The book is thus ambitiously conceived, yet the authors tackle these issues thoughtfully; providing a current, elemental base for anyone interested in these important questions.
Domestic Violence: Australian Public Policy:builds upon previously published journal contributions by the authors, and is the culmination of research undertaken between 2005 and 2009, funded by the Australian Research Council. The authors base their study on interviews with workers, bureaucrats and advocates from New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, and ex-Commonwealth femocrats. They also review some Commonwealth programs and laws, such as Partnerships Against Domestic Violence (PADV) and the Northern Territory Emergency Response (the ‘Intervention’). Victorian and Tasmanian statewide initiatives are discussed, along with regionally based initiatives in NSW and WA.
The authors address key areas of focus for Australian public policy, including policies and laws directed at addressing victim protection needs, Indigenous family violence, collaborative and multi-agency responses, the child protection and domestic violence intersection, and national and state community education campaigns which attempt to shift attitudes towards domestic and family violence. They provide excellent reference tools to supplement their overview of this era of policy including a policy timeline, historic reports from government taskforces in the 80’s, and campaign messages from several community education campaigns.
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"Thirty years ago, the New South Wales Task Force on Domestic Violence identified domestic violence as ;a deep-seated national problem'. Advertising campaigns in the intervening years have advised us to say no' to violence and explained where, if we experienced domestic violence, we could get assistance. However, we know that domestic violence has not been eliminated. Today, around a third of women experience violence from their partner, but has violence been reduced? What policies and programs have been put in place to tackle the problem? This book provides some answers to these questions. Suellen Murray and Anastasia Powell review public policy responses to domestic violence in Australia. They consider how domestic violence has been understood and the policy approaches that have been taken."
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'Cowardly acts" and their policy responses : introduction
Historical overview
Representing domestic violence
Family violence in Indigenous communities
Children and domestic violence
Domestic violence and the law
Integrating responses to domestic violence
Preventing domestic violence
Making up for lost time : conclusion.
URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11564 |
ISBN: | 9781921875526 |
Physical description: | 224 p. ; 24 cm. |
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