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Successful practice in family violence in New Zealand : essays from the 1997 Family Violence Symposium held at the Palmerston North Convention Centre, 29th - 31st August 1997 Patrick, Jon; Foster, Helen; Tapper, Brian (Eds)

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Palmerston North Manawatu Men Against Violence 1997Description: viii, 244 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0473046547
Subject(s): Summary: This book is a collection of papers and workshops presented at the 1997 Family Violence Symposium held in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The chapters cover a wide range of issues surrounding domestic violence, including the effects on children, the impact of the Domestic Violence Act (1995), and the police response to domestic violence. Chapters of relevance are as follows. In the chapter, "A Review of the Literature on Violence", Damian O'Neill and Jon Patrick provide discussion on five discourses identified as social scientific models of violence, with an emphasis on domestic violence. Laurie O'Reilly highlights issues relating to children's rights in the context of family violence from a humanistic perspective in his chapter, "The Child's Best Interests: Balancing the Right to Parental Relationships With the Right to Protection". In the chapter "The Domestic Violence Act 1995: 'The End of a Process and a New Beginning'", Patrick Mahony provides a brief historical overview of domestic violence and a discussion of the new provisions of the Domestic Violence Act (1995). In her chapter, "Preventing Family Violence: The Government's Role and Responsibilities", Brenda Pilott provides discussion on the following: the scale of family violence in New Zealand; the role of the Department of Social Welfare in family violence prevention; identification of the significant issues associated with prevention policy; a description of recent developments; and the strategic development areas for family violence. Mike Doolan examines the response of the Children Young Persons and Their Families Service on the impact of violence on children within families in the chapter, "Preventing Family Violence: The Children, Young Persons and Their Families Service Role and Responsibility" . Sergeant JJ Taylor's chapter, "Intervention into Family Violence by New Zealand Police", discusses the new police policies on family violence. Finally, in the chapter, "From Philosophy to Praxis - Program Development at Manawatu Men Against Violence", Jon Patrick discusses the development of the Manawatu Men Against Violence programme and the philosophy in which it operates.
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This book is a collection of papers and workshops presented at the 1997 Family Violence Symposium held in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The chapters cover a wide range of issues surrounding domestic violence, including the effects on children, the impact of the Domestic Violence Act (1995), and the police response to domestic violence. Chapters of relevance are as follows. In the chapter, "A Review of the Literature on Violence", Damian O'Neill and Jon Patrick provide discussion on five discourses identified as social scientific models of violence, with an emphasis on domestic violence. Laurie O'Reilly highlights issues relating to children's rights in the context of family violence from a humanistic perspective in his chapter, "The Child's Best Interests: Balancing the Right to Parental Relationships With the Right to Protection". In the chapter "The Domestic Violence Act 1995: 'The End of a Process and a New Beginning'", Patrick Mahony provides a brief historical overview of domestic violence and a discussion of the new provisions of the Domestic Violence Act (1995). In her chapter, "Preventing Family Violence: The Government's Role and Responsibilities", Brenda Pilott provides discussion on the following: the scale of family violence in New Zealand; the role of the Department of Social Welfare in family violence prevention; identification of the significant issues associated with prevention policy; a description of recent developments; and the strategic development areas for family violence. Mike Doolan examines the response of the Children Young Persons and Their Families Service on the impact of violence on children within families in the chapter, "Preventing Family Violence: The Children, Young Persons and Their Families Service Role and Responsibility" . Sergeant JJ Taylor's chapter, "Intervention into Family Violence by New Zealand Police", discusses the new police policies on family violence. Finally, in the chapter, "From Philosophy to Praxis - Program Development at Manawatu Men Against Violence", Jon Patrick discusses the development of the Manawatu Men Against Violence programme and the philosophy in which it operates.

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