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008			110331s2005 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMacLennan, Catriona _91601
245			_aFamily violence court at Manukau is called both 'therapeutic and punitive' _cMacLennan, Catriona
260			_bAuckland District Law Society _c2005
300			_a0.58333333333
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520			_aThis brief article describes the operation of the Family Violence Court at Manukau (Auckland, New Zealand), as reported by Judge John Adams in a speech to the 'Rise Above It' conference in Masterton. Details of the courts operation include: two Family Violence Courts operate each week in the criminal court dealing with approximately 25 new family violence cases each week; the second day of the Court is allocated for defended hearings. The family violence cases are divided into four categories ranging from Category 1 comprising isolated incidents with no indication of a violent propensity, to Category 4 which involves cases without much prospect of change, where sociopathlogy might be involved. Early disposition was key to the court's response to family violence, with mist cases disposed of within a month of the alleged incident. The Courts had seen a greater proportion of defendants pleading guilty, which was considered to increase the possibility of rehabilitation in cases of lower range violence where defendants did not have a history of violent offending. A range of penalties are applied, with consideration of the extent to which penalties might affect other family members.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCOURTS _9162
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
500			_aLaw News 2005 (22)
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tLaw News 2005 (22)
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