Type:	Journal Article
Title:	For the sake of the children?: children, domestic violence and public policy
Other Titles:	Children Australia
Authors:	Murray, Suellen Powell, Anastasia
Keywords:	Policy;Impact on children and young people
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Oz Child
Citation:	32 (3), 2007
Notes:	More attention than ever before is being paid to children in Australian public policy concerned with domestic violence. In family law and in the areas of child protection, policing and in the provision of specialist services, there is recognition that children are affected by domestic violence. Yet the ‘discovery’ of the impact of domestic violence on children and the development of public policy responses have not been straightforward processes of problem identification and solution. Rather, there are a number of competing discourses which underlie various policy approaches. Drawing on Bacchi’s (1999) “what’s the problem represented to be?” approach, the paper examines the discursive constructions of children’s experiences of domestic violence and the responses to them as evident in Australian public policy. The authors aim to contribute to the debate on the future directions of domestic violence policy concerned with children, such as in the provision of SAAP-funded services, family law and child protection. [?2007 Oz Child Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit Oz Child.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14874
ISSN:	1035-0772
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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