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040 _aAFVC
100 _96172
_aFitz-Gibbon, Kate
245 _aUnderstanding and responding to family violence risks to children :
_bevidence-based risk assessment for children and the importance of gender
_cKate Fitz-Gibbon, JaneMaree Maher, Jude McCulloch and Marie Segrave
260 _bSage,
_c2018
500 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 2018, Advance online publication, 5 March 2018
520 _aThis article responds to recent calls to better understand and respond to family violence risks to children. Drawing on the findings of a wider research project on family violence risk which engaged with over 1000 members of Victoria’s family violence system through a survey, focus groups and in-depth interviews, this article examines practitioners’ views on current practices and future needs for reform to improve family violence risk assessment practices for children. The findings have implications both nationally and internationally, given the dearth of evidence-based family violence risks assessment tools. Key findings reinforce the importance of interagency collaboration and a shared responsibility for children impacted by family violence across services and the importance of specialised training in this area. Caution, however, is raised about ongoing patterns of blame for mothers affected by family violence: we conclude that the need to address children’s risk in family violence is critical but ongoing attention to how gendered patterns structure family violence and social responses is also essential. (Authors' abstract). Record #5780
650 _aCHILDREN
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650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aMOTHERS
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650 4 _aRISK ASSESSMENT
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650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9624
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
651 _aVICTORIA
_93045
700 _aMaher, JaneMaree
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700 _aMcCulloch, Jude
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700 _aSegrave, Marie
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830 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865818760378
_yRead abstract
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_cARTICLE