Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/Conference%20papers/Exp-horiz/Douglas_Godden.pdf
Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	The decriminalisation of domestic violence: possibilities for reform
Other Titles:	Expanding our horizons : understanding the complexities of violence agains[cut]
Authors:	Godden, Lee Douglas, Heather
Keywords:	Protection orders;Criminal justice responses
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Notes:	This research examines the civil and/or criminal nature of domestic violence cases before Queensland's courts, and the implications of such approach. All domestic violence files in the Brisbane registry of the Magistrate Court for the year 2001 were inspected. It was found that almost 87 per cent of the files involved applications for Domestic Violence Protection Orders, and that in only one per cent of these files was investigation for prosecution likely to occur. In most cases the aggrieved spouse was female and the respondent spouse male. The reasons that prevent criminal prosecutions are discussed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21076
ISBN:	9780958153621
Physical description:	22 p.
Appears in Collections:	Conference Papers

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