Understanding domestic violence disclosure schemes ('Clare's law')

Walklate, Sandra

Understanding domestic violence disclosure schemes ('Clare's law') Sandra Walklate and Kate Fitz-Gibbon - Melbourne, Vic : Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, 2018 - electronic document (2 pages) ; PDF file - Research brief (Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre) .

This research brief describes the history of Clare's law and domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) and their introduction in various jurisdictions, including New Zealand. Despite the rapid spread of these schemes around the globe, this paper questions their effectiveness for keeping women and children safe from violence. Record #6085


DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DISCLOSURE SCHEMES
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
POLICE PROCEDURES


AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA