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008			110331s2009 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aBoshier, Peter _9804
245			_aAre stopping violence programmes worthwhile? _cBoshier, Peter; Wademan, J
260			_c2009
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aFrom speech delivered at Domestic Violence Hui, Te Awataha Marae, Northcote, Auckland, 18 February 2009.
520			_aThis article questions whether stopping violence programmes in New Zealand are value for money and whether they actually protect victims of domestic violence. The article describes how stopping violence programmes became part of domestic violence legislation, how such programmes receive approval, and the different types of programmes for perpetrators and adult and child victims. Drawing on published research, the paper examines what is known about the cost of programmes, the uptake, and how well they work. The authors find the cost is not small, that a significant proportion of perpetrators do not complete programmes, and that evaluations tend to overestimate the effectiveness of the programmes. The research indicates that knowledge of the context of violence is not properly utilised when directing people to programmes, and it would be useful to screen people to determine the nature and type of family violence in question. Similarly, the number of culturally appropriate programmes needs to be increased. The authors conclude that programmes are an important means of protecting victims of domestic violence. However there must be a commitment to requiring perpetrators to attend programmes and to offer good programmes to victims. It is important to know how productive the programmes are and to be more flexible about who should be required to attend what programme, and what further programmes might be appropriate.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_aPERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES _92951
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
700	1		_aWademan, J _92262
500			_aNew Zealand Family Law Journal 6(5) March 2009 : 119-125
773	0		_tNew Zealand Family Law Journal 6(5) March 2009 : 119-125
856			_uhttp://www.nnsvs.org.nz/sites/default/files/DV%20Hui%20Speech%20-%20Publication%20in%20NZFLJ.pdf
942			_cARTICLE _2ddc
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