Type:	Thesis
Title:	Fatal flaws : (what killed) the police management of violence against women in Australia
Authors:	Tynan, Melinda
Keywords:	Policy;Policing
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Australian National University Printing Service
Notes:	This thesis presents the argument that police policy on violence against women in Australia has recently been in decline. Starting from a historical perspective, Tynan traces the development of Australian federal policy on violence against women from the 1970s to the present, looking at the parallel progress of each state and territory in this area and comparing the Australian experience with that of the United Kingdom, the USA and Europe. The national strategy which eventuated in 1992 is seen as a political success but with the change in government in 1996, the violence against women policy took a different direction. In an examination of the factors affecting the policy the author discusses how federalism has had long-term effects on state and territory police services, how police practice varies across jurisdictions and how leadership at the Commonwealth level has played a part. The economic rationalist models of government of the 1980s and the conservative government of the 1990s has led to a winding-down of programmes and services focused on women’s needs and the opposing views of federal and state bodies in addressing the issue of violence against women has left police management without clear direction. In contrast, the USA has developed a more sophisticated approach to policing while the British picture is more akin to the disappointing position in Australia. Included is a timeline of policy development on violence against women and there is also an extensive bibliography.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17838
Physical description:	100 p.
Appears in Collections:	Miscellaneous

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