000			04010nam a2200409Ia 4500
999			_c2660 _d2660
001			115316
005			20250625151220.0
008			110331s2007 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMorgan, Mandy _91751
245			_aAccounting for safety : _ba sample of women victims' experiences of safety through the Waitakere Family Violence Court _cMorgan, Mandy; Coombes, Leigh; Te Hiwi, Erika; McGray, Sarah
260			_aPalmerston North, N.Z. _bMassey University _c2007
300			_a180 p. ; computer file : PDF format (1.85MB)
365			_a00 _b0
520			_aThis research report, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, looks into the safety experiences of women whose partners have been convicted of violence against them is the third study in a programme of evaluative research of the Waitakere Family Violence Court. The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of some women victims who have been clients of community victim advocates during and after court proceedings in which their partners were sentenced to "come up if called upon" as a result of pleading guilty to family violence charges. How the court's provision of victim advocacy services affects safety outcomes for victims and their families is a particular focus. An interpretivist research methodology was chosen in order to identify diversity and accommodate the diverse experiences within the narrative accounts of the participants. The particular methodology of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was chosen as the most appropriate because it utilises the meanings ascribed by individuals to events as the central research concern. Interviews were conducted with nine women victims and three key informant advocates to identify superordinate and subordinate themes. Key findings from the interviews are presented according to the themes identified. The researchers conclude that the arrest of an intimate partner for a violent offence constitutes a crisis within an ongoing pattern of controlling violence and abuse. Familial, community and social expectations leave women victims carrying multiple burdens of responsibility for their own victimisation and for their safety as well as the protection of their children. In this situation, victim advocacy involves collaborative interagency responses that are able to share a few of the burdens of these responsibilities at times when victims are experiencing traumatic re-offending. Community victim advocates play a vital role in working with women victims to provide reliable information on their safety to the court. They bring specialist knowledge of the psycho-social effects of ongoing intimate violence into the court's decision making process. In meeting the goal of protecting victims, community victim advocates are at the heart of the responses that enhance their safety. Building stronger, better resourced and more extensive coordinated responses provides the best opportunities for sharing the victims' burdens more widely. The responsibility for stopping the violence remains with the perpetrators and within social relationships that continue to support violence in our homes. Record #2660
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aABUSED WOMEN _925
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	0	_aFAMILY VIOLENCE COURTS _910827
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_aLEGAL SERVICES _9344
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPROTECTION ORDERS _9470
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
654			_aAUCKLAND
654			_aWAITAKERE
700	1		_aCoombes, Leigh _9962
700	1		_aTe Hiwi, Erika _92197
700	1		_aMcGray, Sarah _91677
856			_uhttps://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Accounting%20for%20Safety%20Final%20-%20grey.pdf
942			_2ddc _cREPORT