Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/Conference%20papers/Exp-horiz/Moore.pdf
Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	Not just court: Indigenous families, violence and Apprehended Violence Orders in rural New South Wales
Other Titles:	Expanding our horizons : understanding the complexities of violence agains[cut]
Authors:	Moore, Elizabeth
Keywords:	Indigenous issues;Legislation analysis;Protection orders;Criminal justice responses
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Notes:	This paper reports on the experiences and ideas of Aboriginal women living in inland rural New South Wales towns about access to protection through the Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) scheme. The introduction of AVOs was intended to provide a legal protection for all women in violent relationships. However, Aboriginal women's utilisation of the formal justice system is inhibited by colonisation experiences and over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody. Since AVOs escalate from the civil to the criminal court jurisdiction when breached, women are reluctant to contribute in the criminalisation of their partner. Further barriers are that negative court experiences, such as shame and discrimination, are very likely to occur, and AVOs do not generate any real change in the men's behaviour. Culturally relevant initiatives and services are necessary to achieve a framework where the AVO scheme could be effectively employed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21074
ISBN:	9780958153621
Physical description:	13 p.
Appears in Collections:	Conference Papers

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