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022 _a1172-4382
040 _aWSS
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100 _aNewbold, Greg
_91803
245 _aDomestic violence and pro-arrest policy
_cNewbold, Greg; Cross, Jenny
260 _aWellington, New Zealand
_bMinistry of Social Development
_c2008
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520 _aPrior to the 1980s police in New Zealand, as in other Western jurisdictions, tended to adopt a minimalist stance to the treatment of domestic violence, with separation and mediation favoured over arrest. By the late 1960s, however, the 'second wave' of the feminist movement had begun to have an impact on social attitudes, and from the early 1980s presumptive arrest strategies gained international popularity. Although research into the effectiveness of presumptive arrest has been inconclusive, New Zealand moved increasingly toward such a policy from 1987 onward. This paper discusses the progress and effects of various police initiatives in New Zealand's fight against domestic violence over the past 20 years, and argues that although a policy of presumptive arrest sounds attractive, there are good legal and practical reasons why the police have continued to exercise discretion in the way the policy is interpreted.
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995
_9204
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aFEMINISM
_9256
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aGENDER
_9269
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aJUSTICE
_9333
650 2 7 _aLEGAL STATUS
_92875
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPOLICE PROCEDURES
_9445
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPOLICY
_9447
650 2 4 _aSOCIAL SERVICES
_9555
650 2 7 _9431
_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
_2FVC
651 2 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
700 1 _aCross, Jenny
_91000
500 _aSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2008, 33: 1-14
773 0 _tSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2008, 33: 1-14
856 4 _uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj33/33-Pages-1-14.pdf
856 4 _uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj33/33-domestic-violence-and-pro-arrest-policy-p1-14.html
942 _cARTICLE
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