Preventing sexual violence against young women from African backgrounds
Chung, Donna
Preventing sexual violence against young women from African backgrounds Donna Chung, Colleen Fisher, Carole Zufferey and Ravi K Thiara - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018 - electronic document (13 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 540, April 2018
This study explored how young women from African refugee and migrant backgrounds understand and experience sexual coercion and violence. Data was gathered from young women from African backgrounds and a wide range of agencies in two Australian states, Western Australia and South Australia, to better understand the extent of their awareness of and concern about sexual coercion and assault and document how agencies respond to these issues. The paper concludes it is necessary to improve policy, practice, professional development and training to better respond to the sexual violence experienced by these young women, and raise awareness of the is (sue in their communities in a culturally sensitive way. (Authors' abstract). Record #5837
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AFRICAN PEOPLES
ATTITUDES
CULTURAL ISSUES
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HELP SEEKING
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
MIGRANTS
PREVENTION
REFUGEES
YOUNG WOMEN
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Preventing sexual violence against young women from African backgrounds Donna Chung, Colleen Fisher, Carole Zufferey and Ravi K Thiara - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018 - electronic document (13 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 540, April 2018
This study explored how young women from African refugee and migrant backgrounds understand and experience sexual coercion and violence. Data was gathered from young women from African backgrounds and a wide range of agencies in two Australian states, Western Australia and South Australia, to better understand the extent of their awareness of and concern about sexual coercion and assault and document how agencies respond to these issues. The paper concludes it is necessary to improve policy, practice, professional development and training to better respond to the sexual violence experienced by these young women, and raise awareness of the is (sue in their communities in a culturally sensitive way. (Authors' abstract). Record #5837
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AFRICAN PEOPLES
ATTITUDES
CULTURAL ISSUES
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HELP SEEKING
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
MIGRANTS
PREVENTION
REFUGEES
YOUNG WOMEN
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA