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040 _aAFVC
100 _91333
_aHenaghan, Mark
245 _aFamily violence experts in the criminal court :
_bthe need to fill the void
_cMark Henaghan, Jacqueline Short and Pauline Gulliver
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2021
490 0 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law
500 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021, Advance online publication, 27 April 2021
520 _aThis paper describes the role of family violence expert evidence and argues for the need for adequately trained and experienced specialists to provide that evidence within the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court and High Court in Aotearoa New Zealand. Court processes for the criminal jurisdiction were reviewed to consider the roles and the requirements of expert witnesses in cases of family violence. Given the lack of expert witness training in Aotearoa New Zealand, components of best practice in other jurisdictions, including examples of international expert witness skills and knowledge were sought. Unique skills and experience are necessary for an accurate description of a history of family violence. Experience working with survivors and offenders provides an understanding of the nature and dynamics of violence experienced within a relationship and allows experts to address myths and misconceptions, particularly in relation to the effective nature of the current family violence safety system. Without a contemporary, comprehensive understanding of family violence across police prosecution, judges and lawyers, expert evidence from trained and experienced specialists is required. To enhance the educative role of family violence expert evidence, such evidence should be called by the Court. (Authors' abstract). Record #7112
610 0 _aFamily Violence Death Review Committee | He tao huata e taea te karo
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650 4 _9167
_aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
650 4 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 4 _9237
_aEVIDENCE
650 4 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aLAW REFORM
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650 0 _98151
_aLEGAL PROFESSION
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aShort, Jacqueline
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700 _aGulliver, Pauline
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773 0 _tPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021, Advance online publication, 27 April 2021
856 _uhttps://www.hqsc.govt.nz/assets/Our-work/Mortality-review-committee/FVDRC/Publications-resources/Family_violence_experts_in_the_criminal_court_the_need_to_fill_the_void.pdf
_yDownload article, PDF, 706 KB
856 _uhttps://www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/resource-library/family-violence-experts-in-the-criminal-court-the-need-to-fill-the-void/
_zAccess the website
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1894262
_yDOI: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1894262
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