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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Anonymous | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-30T23:28:16Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-30T23:28:16Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | (22), October 2005 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1443-7236 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16777 | - |
| dc.language | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW | en |
| dc.subject | Legislation analysis | en |
| dc.subject | Risk assessment | en |
| dc.subject | Criminal justice responses | en |
| dc.subject | Screening | en |
| dc.subject | Protection orders | en |
| dc.subject | Policing | en |
| dc.subject | Risk factors | en |
| dc.title | Safe at home: Tasmania’s whole-of-government program, | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse newsletter | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en |
| dc.identifier.catalogid | 5360 | en |
| dc.identifier.url | http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/Newsletter_22.pdf | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Tasmania | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Electronic publication | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Journal article/research paper | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Invalid URL | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | new_record | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/Word%20Files/Newsletter_22.doc | en |
| dc.description.notes | This is based on an interview with Liz Little, Principal Consultant, Whole-of-Government Safe at Home Project, Department of Justice, Tasmania. It gives a background to the Safe at Home strategy for addressing family violence in Tasmania. A new law, Family Violence Act, was enacted. $17 million of new money was allocated to the strategy over 4 years for increased policing positions and resources, legal aid, counselling services for women and children and for men (on-call extended hours services, a 24-hour seven days a week crisis information and referral telephone service, court support and professional training).<br/ ><br/ >The most significant change was the Family Violence Act legislation. New powers include: the requirement for a magistrate to be sure of safety and risk factors before granting bail; police have power to issue Family Violence Orders on the spot which last for 12 months unless otherwise prescribed by a court; economic violence and emotional violence are defined as offences; in addition to aggravating factors of family violence offences (eg pregnancy of the victim or committing an offence in the presence of a child), penalties are increased with each subsequent conviction for a family violence offence and after 4 convictions for a family violence or a breach of a Family Violence Order, the offender will be sentenced to jail. Serious offenders will be given rehabilitation through a cognitive-behavioural program as a sentencing option (100 hours over 10 weeks).<br/ ><br/ > The role of police is changed now to provide all crisis intervention, pro-arrest and pro-prosecution. A risk assessment (using a tool, RAST) and safety audit are done at every domestic violence incident: incidents are accessed as low, medium or high risk. Police can assist the victims to develop a safety plan. Risk assessment includes a history of domestic violence, a course of conduct instead of a single-incident focus. All data on every case are collected on a common server and can be accessed by police and the Department of Justice. The arrest rate has increased by 40%. The strategy also addresses the gaps between service delivery through case management to also ensure sharing of information and accountability for the safety of victims and their families. | en |
| dc.identifier.source | Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse newsletter | en |
| dc.date.entered | 2005-11-03 | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Sydney, NSW | en |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles | |
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