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040 _aAFVC
100 _aReeves, Ellen
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245 _a‘I’m not at all protected and I think other women should know that, that they’re not protected either’ :
_bvictim – survivors’ experiences of ‘misidentification’ in Victoria’s family violence system
_cEllen Reeves
260 _bCriminal Justice Journal,
_c2021
500 _aInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2021, 10(2), Advance online publication
520 _aThe misidentification of women as predominant aggressors has emerged as a topical issue in family violence research, with feminist scholarship suggesting that such trends may be attributed to a range of factors, including incident-based policing and a misunderstanding of the ways in which women use violence against their partners. Where existing research has primarily focused on policing practices in relation to misidentification, this article explores the impacts of misidentification on the lives of women victim–survivors of family violence in Victoria (Australia), a jurisdiction that has recently seen significant reforms to family violence systems in the wake of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence (2016). Using data from interviews with 32 system stakeholders and survey responses from 11 women who have experienced misidentification in Victoria, this study explores misidentification within the family violence intervention order system. It demonstrates that being misidentified as a predominant aggressor on a family violence intervention order can have a significant impact on women’s lives and their access to safety, highlighting the need for improved policing and court responses to the issue beyond existing reforms. (Author's abstract). Record #7215
650 _aABUSED WOMEN
_925
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
_9252
650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
_9431
650 _aJUSTICE
_9333
650 _aPERPETRATORS
_92644
650 _aPOLICE PROCEDURES
_9445
650 _aPROTECTION ORDERS
_9470
650 _aSAFETY
_9511
650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9624
650 0 _99763
_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
773 _tInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2021, 10(2), Advance online publication
830 _aInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1992
_yDOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.1992 (Open access)
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE