For every £1 spent delivering a support programme for domestic abusers, the value to society was £1.40.
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Under recently announced Victoria Police changes, family violence will be investigated as major crime by specialised units.
A new study found that a small number of students starting university believe in some myths about sexual violence.
A scholar asks: If two acts of violence kill similar numbers of people, have similar effects on victims and communities, and spread fear and terror, should they not be seen as equally abhorrent?
New laws are often seen as an answer in tackling intimate partner violence, but our research shows it is not always the best response.
Around 10% of women aged 16 to 24 say they have experienced domestic violence in the last year.
It is time for fundamentalist Christians to examine their own theology and face up to how it has contributed to the abuse of women, intentionally or otherwise.
Psychological abuse of intimate partners is a public health problem, and is not well-regulated by the law.
The famous feuding Gallagher brothers of the rock band Oasis illustrate what research shows: Kids who grow up in homes where there is domestic violence often grow up to have troubled relationships.
Emotional and economic abuse in relationships are often intertwined as people who insult and shame their partners will also try to control their income and assets.
Women make up a major portion of the Canadian workforce. That’s why employers need to step up to help those in domestic abuse situations.
One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson said ‘up to 21 fathers’ are taking their lives in Australia every week. Is that accurate?
The shooter at the Texas church had beaten his first wife and hurt his infant stepson. This connection between mass shooters and domestic violence is the norm, not an exception.
Police sometimes misidentify victims as perpetrators – because the real perpetrator has misled them, or because the victim is not displaying “typical” behaviour.
In the last few years, significant resources have been devoted to changing attitudes towards domestic violence – so why aren’t the numbers going down?
Australian and Indonesian women’s rights advocates should explore opportunities for grassroots collaboration to learn from each other in combating domestic violence.
Sometimes small changes can be the most effective at reducing violence – and these are seldom acknowledged.
The enthusiasm around swift, certain and fair approaches to sentencing offenders may not be backed by evidence.
Women have further abortions are not treating it “like contraception” but have good reasons that are often beyond their control
Can we use smart home data to better identify and report abusers, while protecting victims of domestic and family violence?
Principais colaboradores
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
