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Economic costs of domestic violence : literature review Laing, Lesley; Bobic, Natasha

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticlePublication details: Sydney Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse 2002Description: 58 p. ; computer file : PDF format (900Kb)ISBN:
  • 0958153612
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.82 LIT
Online resources: Summary: The aim of this literature review is to provide a comprehensive account of all Australian and selected international literature pertinent to assessing the economic costs of domestic violence. No attempt is made to calculate the economic costs of domestic violence. Rather, the review describes the literature pertinent to the topic; identifies similarities and differences between methodologies used; highlights strengths and limitations of various approaches; and outlines directions for future research. It includes a discussion of the "Coopers and Lybrand New Zealand Study" (Snively, 1995), and how this study is an example of costing upper and lower estimates of the economic cost of intimate partner abuse. This paper has been archived by the National Library of Australia.
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The aim of this literature review is to provide a comprehensive account of all Australian and selected international literature pertinent to assessing the economic costs of domestic violence. No attempt is made to calculate the economic costs of domestic violence. Rather, the review describes the literature pertinent to the topic; identifies similarities and differences between methodologies used; highlights strengths and limitations of various approaches; and outlines directions for future research. It includes a discussion of the "Coopers and Lybrand New Zealand Study" (Snively, 1995), and how this study is an example of costing upper and lower estimates of the economic cost of intimate partner abuse.

This paper has been archived by the National Library of Australia.

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