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Concerns raised about Police stats
News 15 Apr 2013
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Concerns have been raised by Women's Refuge about the drop in crime reported by NZ Police in the crime statistics for the year to 31 December 2012. Chief Executive Heather Henare said, "It is very hard for us to learn what is happening in the...
Men must work to change 'toxic masculinity'
News 15 Apr 2013
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Discussing the Steubenville rape case, author Jaclyn Friedman has highlighted the work required by men to change the 'toxic masculinity' boys and men are taught which leads to violence against women. She writes: "It’s time for a serious intervention...
Policy and practice implications: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting
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Issues Paper 4, April 2013 Authors: Clare Murphy, PhD, Nicola Paton, Pauline Gulliver, PhD, and Janet Fanslow, PhD Downloads Policy and practice implications: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting (PDF, 335 KB...
Understanding connections and relationships: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting
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Issues Paper 3, April 2013 Authors: Clare Murphy, PhD, Nicola Paton, Pauline Gulliver, PhD, and Janet Fanslow, PhD Downloads Understanding connections and relationships:Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting (PDF, 392 KB...
Tools to support multi-agency collaboration
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Issues Paper 1: Tools, May 2012 Authors: Clare Murphy, PhD and Janet Fanslow, PhD Downloads Tools to support multi-agency collaboration (PDF, 156 KB) Tools to support multi-agency collaboration (Word DOC, 386 KB) Contents...
Building collaborations to eliminate family violence
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Issues Paper 1, March 2012 Authors: Clare Murphy, PhD and Janet Fanslow, PhD Downloads Building collaborations to eliminate family violence (PDF, 297 KB) Building collaborations to eliminate family violence (Word DOC, 1.16 MB) ...
Measurement of family violence at a population level
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Issues Paper 2, June 2012 Authors: Pauline Gulliver, PhD and Associate Professor Janet Fanslow, PhD Downloads Measurement of family violence at a population level (PDF, 392 KB) Measurement of family violence at a population level (...
Law Commission recommends law change on complainants' previous sexual history
News 07 Apr 2013
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The Law Commission has recommended a legislative change about the admissibility of evidence as to the sexual experience of a complainant in sexual offence cases. It has recommended an amendment to section 44 of the Evidence Act 2005, which would...
Backdown on some Family Court reforms; rethink needs to go further
News 07 Apr 2013
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Justice Minister Judith Collins has backed down on some Family Court reforms, indicating that lawyers will be allowed to act in earlier stages of disputes over the care of children. This followed Principal Family Court Judge Laurence Ryan speakign...
Update on the implementation of the Children's Action Plan
News 26 Mar 2013
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The National Children's Director has provided an update on the implementation of the Children's Action Plan. It reports: Interim Regional Children’s Directors are now in place in demonstration sites Rotorua and Whangarei. Their initial focus has...
Results from NZFVC user survey
News 22 Mar 2013
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Thank you to all who responded to the Clearinghouse User Survey we carried out in November 2012. It provided valuable feedback which is informing our future planning and development. Key results include: 441 people completed the survey. 26.8% of...
Changes to the Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families
News 22 Mar 2013
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The new Terms of Reference for the Taskforce and its Programme of Action for 2012/13 are available on the MSD website. Under the new Terms of Reference, the Taskforce will now meet quarterly rather than bimonthly. Meetings are likely to be attended...
Working with perpetrators: a selected bibliography
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Selected bibliography Prepared by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland, first published March 2013Updated April 2016 For more information contact the Information Specialist Downloads < Working with...
Children's Commissioner opposes Family Court reforms
News 15 Mar 2013
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Children's Commissioner Russell Wills had added his voice to widespread opposition to proposed Family Court reforms. He expressed concern at the cost of the proposed Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) service, $897. He said, "I am concerned that the...
Data Summaries
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These data summaries are a collation of publicly available information about family violence. The most recent data summaries are available from this page. Previous data summaries can be found under archived material. Data Summaries...
Pānui | Newsletters
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*** NEW *** The Clearinghouse published the first Hei Oranga mō Tātou pānui in Kōanga | Spring 2023. This pānui is focused on work and information we think will be particularly useful for kaimahi Māori. We plan to publish Hei Oranga mō Tātou...
Bibliographies
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These selected bibliographies provide an introduction to key literature on these topics. Reading guide for the family justice system review November 2018 Mental health, addiction, trauma, violence and abuse May 2018 Working...
Issues Papers
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The Clearinghouse publishes Issues Papers on current topics of interest in the family violence sector Issues Paper 16, June 2020 Pacific perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand Issues Paper 15, October 2019...
International Women's Day - calls for action to end violence against women
News 07 Mar 2013
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On International Women's Day, the Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children has highlighted backwards steps for women in New Zealand. These include the Family Court reforms currently before Select Committee. Spokesperson Leonie Morris...
Select Committee reviews report on policing adult sexual assault
News 07 Mar 2013
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Select Committee review has been carried out of Deputy Auditor-General Phillippa Smith's 2012 report on police conduct monitoring. Smith said organisational change was mostly heading in the right direction but results were not yet satisfactory. In...