Electronic Resources:	http://www.law.qut.edu.au/ljj/editions/v3n2/easteal_full.jsp
Web resource:	http://www.law.qut.edu.au/ljj/editions/v3n2/pdf/easteal.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Violence against women in the home: kaleidoscopes on a collision course?
Other Titles:	Queensland University of Technology law and justice journal
Authors:	Easteal, Patricia Weiser
Keywords:	Protection orders;CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Criminal justice responses;Legal issues;Family law;Homicide;Community attitudes
Topic:	Policing and legal responses
Year:	2003
Publisher:	QUT Publications
Citation:	3 (2), 2003
Notes:	Explores women’s experiences of emotional abuse, economic exploitation, sexual assault and physical violence in the domestic context and the impact of these experiences on both the victims and the witnesses to the violence. Suggests society’s understanding and capacity to respond to these experiences is limited by a tendency to view acts of violence or abuse through a ‘dominocentric’ lens. Specific areas of law, such as the issuing and enforcement of protection orders, defences to homicide, immigration and social security, are used to illustrate the manner in which violence against women is trivialised and perpetuated by the legal system. Family Court and child contact issues are then discussed in more detail and the need for a more holistic approach that recognises the gender bias pervading social structures and values, including the courts, is emphasised.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12755
ISSN:	1445-6230
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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