TY  - SER
AU  - Roguski, Michael
AU  - Grennell, Dennis
AU  - Dash, Synthia
AU  - de Haan, Irene
AU  - Cram, Fiona
AU  - Gulliver, Pauline
TI  - Te Pou : : an indigenous framework to evaluate the inclusion of family voice in family violence homicide reviews
PY  - 2022///
PB  - Springer, 
KW  - Family Violence Death Review Committee | He tao huata e taea te karo
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - ANGA
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - HOMICIDE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - PATU TAMARIKI
KW  - RANGAHAU MĀORI
KW  - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
KW  - WHĀNAU
KW  - TRAUMA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Journal of Family Violence, 2022, 39: 325-337
N2  -  Purpose

Within this paper we evaluate the inclusion of the family voice in the domestic homicide review process. We use an Indigenous rubric (Te Pou) developed to ensure a culturally appropriate framework for conducting fatality reviews. We further draw on the creative potential of Indigenous knowledge systems, applying them alongside Western understandings of the engagement of family in homicide reviews, to seed new knowledge. This review has been undertaken early in the process of implementing family interviews to learn from current practices, seeking to improve them and, thereby, be better hosts for those invited to be part of a review.
Methods

The process of including family input into the in-depth reviews of family violence homicide reviews, conducted between October 2019 and November 2021, was reviewed against the guidelines specified within Te Pou.
Results

While there were strengths within the current process, the review established that further work is required to fully embed cultural understandings and processes within homicide reviews. Indeed, the current process and legislative framework in which it is based, works against relational obligations of reciprocity and a duty to care.
Conclusions

Using indigenous frameworks and research methods, it is possible to determine how homicide review processes have the potential to embed trauma rather than providing an opportunity for critical reflection and healing. Repositioning homicide reviews will require a reconceptualization of the legislative framework and support system requirements for review panels. (Authors' abstract). Record #7930
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00459-6
ER  -