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100			_92013 _aRobertson, Neville R.
245			_aReforming institutional responses to violence against women _cRobertson, Neville R.
246			_aA thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Waikato
260			_c1999
300			_a231 p. ; computer file : PDF format (2mb)
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500			_aThesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Waikato.
520			_aIn this thesis, the author argues that a more comprehensive approach is needed to end violence against women in which multiple interventions are delivered in a consistent and coordinated manner with the twin objectives of enhancing the safety and autonomy of women and holding men accountable for the use of violence. Within the justice system, this can be achieved by legislative and administrative reforms which reduce the ability of decision makers to exercise discretion in woman-blaming and batterer-colluding ways, which ensure that there is a common set of priorities across agencies, which provide for the sharing of safety-relevant information between agencies and which include mechanisms for battered women's advocates to monitor institutional practices so that decision makers can, in effect, be held accountable to battered women. This study involved case studies of women who experienced difficulties with protection order enforcement; key informant interviews for an overview on the justice system's responses to battery; and lastly, document analysis of District, High, and Family Court decisions with respect to domestic violence.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
650	2	7	_2FVC _aABUSIVE MEN _926
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856	4		_uhttps://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Neville Roberston.pdf
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS