TY  - BOOK
ED  - InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
TI  - The causes and consequences of misidentification on women from migrant and refugee communities experiencing family violence : : position paper
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Melbourne, Vic : 
PB  - InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, 
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - POLICE PROCEDURES
KW  - REFUGEES
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N2  - Misidentification of the predominant aggressor [1] occurs when police and other areas of the justice system incorrectly identify a victim-survivor of family violence as the perpetrator. This generally occurs when police officers responding to a family violence incident are unsure which party is the affected
family member and which is the predominant aggressor, and they “criminally charge or apply for a family violence intervention order... against the ‘wrong’ party.” [2] Misidentification was considered by the Royal Commission into Family Violence in Victoria as a significant issue. Recommendation 41 advised that changes be made to policing practices to reduce incidents of misidentification. [3]

This paper focuses specifically on the experiences of misidentification among our clients: women from migrant and refugee backgrounds that have experienced family violence. As will be discussed in this paper, misidentification causes significant and far-reaching harm to victim-survivors of family violence. (From the document). Record #7569
UR  - https://intouch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/inTouch-Position-Paper-Misidentification-February-2022-1.pdf
UR  - https://intouch.org.au/position-paper-the-causes-and-consequences-of-misidentification-on-women-from-migrant-and-refugee-communities-experiencing-family-violence/
ER  -