Strangulation, domestic violence and the legal response
Douglas, Heather
Strangulation, domestic violence and the legal response Heather Douglas and Robin Fitzgerald - University of Sydney, 2014 - Sydney Law Review .
Sydney Law Review, 2014, 36: 231-254
"In risk assessment tools used by domestic violence workers and police, strangulation, short of causing death, is considered a ‘red flag’ for future serious abuse and fatality. This article discusses the risks and concerns associated with non-fatal strangulation and examines current legal responses to it in Australia, the United States and Canada. Drawing on a study of court files involving domestic violence protection orders, the authors consider how strangulation allegations made by those applying for protection orders are responded to by police and courts in Queensland. The authors conclude with a reflection on current policy and legislative approaches to non-fatal strangulation in Australia and make suggestions for law reform." (Authors' abstract). There is also reference to New Zealand.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK ASSESSMENT
STRANGULATION
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
UNITED STATES
CANADA
Strangulation, domestic violence and the legal response Heather Douglas and Robin Fitzgerald - University of Sydney, 2014 - Sydney Law Review .
Sydney Law Review, 2014, 36: 231-254
"In risk assessment tools used by domestic violence workers and police, strangulation, short of causing death, is considered a ‘red flag’ for future serious abuse and fatality. This article discusses the risks and concerns associated with non-fatal strangulation and examines current legal responses to it in Australia, the United States and Canada. Drawing on a study of court files involving domestic violence protection orders, the authors consider how strangulation allegations made by those applying for protection orders are responded to by police and courts in Queensland. The authors conclude with a reflection on current policy and legislative approaches to non-fatal strangulation in Australia and make suggestions for law reform." (Authors' abstract). There is also reference to New Zealand.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PHYSICAL ABUSE
RISK ASSESSMENT
STRANGULATION
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
UNITED STATES
CANADA