TY - BOOK AU - Mills, Alice AU - Thorn, Katey AU - Meehan, Claire AU - Chetty, Marilyn TI - Family violence courts : : a review of the literature PY - 2013/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. : PB - Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Auckland, KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - EVALUATION KW - FAMILY LAW KW - FAMILY VIOLENCE COURTS KW - INTERVENTION KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - JUSTICE KW - LITERATURE REVIEWS KW - OFFENDERS KW - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - NEW ZEALAND N2 - "This review focuses on the existing evaluation research on specialist family courts that has taken place primarily in Commonwealth jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The review begins with a brief overview of the development of family violence courts and then considers existing evaluations, highlighting the methodological approaches used and the key findings. The review concludes by considering the contributions of the existing research for future evaluations of family violence courts." (from the Introduction) UR - http://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3.-Family-violence-courts.-A-review-of-the-literature.pdf ER -