Australian domestic violence protection order legislation : a comparative quantitative content analysis of victim safety provisions
Jeffries, Samantha
Australian domestic violence protection order legislation : a comparative quantitative content analysis of victim safety provisions Samantha Jeffries, Christine E.W. Bond, Rachael Field - Informit, 2013 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice .
Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2013, 25(2): 627-643
This paper assesses the victim safety focus of domestic violence protection order legislation in each Australian state and territory. The analysis shows that the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria ‘stand out’ from the other jurisdictions, having the highest victim safety focus in their legislation. However there is scope for improvement in all Australian jurisdictions. (from the abstract)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PROTECTION ORDERS
SAFETY
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA
Australian domestic violence protection order legislation : a comparative quantitative content analysis of victim safety provisions Samantha Jeffries, Christine E.W. Bond, Rachael Field - Informit, 2013 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice .
Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2013, 25(2): 627-643
This paper assesses the victim safety focus of domestic violence protection order legislation in each Australian state and territory. The analysis shows that the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria ‘stand out’ from the other jurisdictions, having the highest victim safety focus in their legislation. However there is scope for improvement in all Australian jurisdictions. (from the abstract)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PROTECTION ORDERS
SAFETY
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA