Web resource:	http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLRev/2017/22.html
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestic and family violence and police negligence
Authors:	Morwood, Victoria Shircore, Mandy Douglas, Heather
Keywords:	Negligence;Domestic violence;Family violence;Australia;Legal issues;Policing
Year:	2017
Citation:	Vol. 22, pp. 1-26
Notes:	"A number of recent reports and reviews have identified that improved policing is key to enhancing the safety of women and children. In response to these reports, and in recognition that police are often the first to respond to domestic violence, a number of jurisdictions have strengthened police powers and, in some cases, mandated police responses. This article draws on a qualitative study of victims' experiences of police responses to domestic violence in order to identify the extent and breadth of the problems that continue to plague police responses to domestic violence in Queensland, in spite of legislative change. The article then uses Queensland as a case study to consider whether a victim of domestic violence, who claims that the police failed to adequately respond to or deal with their request for assistance, would be able to successfully take a private civil action against the police in Australia; specifically in the tort of negligence." See more: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLRev/2017/22.html
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14278
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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