Web resource:	https://www.ombudsman.wa.gov.au/Publications/Documents/reports/Police_Response_to_Assault_in_the_Family_Home.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	An investigation into the police response to assault in the family home
Authors:	Ombudsman Western Australia
Keywords:	Policing;Legal issues;Criminal justice responses
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Ombudsman Western Australia
Notes:	"5 September 2003" Examines responses by the Western Australian Police Service to assaults occurring in family homes, identifying key issues for concern and providing a series of recommendations for reform to current policy and practice. Part One presents a working definition of domestic violence and explains why the concept of ‘assault in the family home’ was adopted for the purposes of the report. Parts 2, 4 and 5 provide a background to the investigation undertaken by the Ombudsman and the obligations and responsibilities of the Ombudsman’s office under relevant legislation, and describe the original complaint giving rise to the investigation. Part 3 reviews other significant developments occurring across the State aimed at reducing violence against women in the home. The investigation process and key themes emerging from interviews with victims, police and other service providers are outlined in Parts 6, 7 and 8, and issues requiring further investigation and research are identified in Part 9. Part 10 summarises the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s office for reform to existing service responses.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19074
Physical description:	1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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