annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

members were children. The cohort were interviewed at age 26 and were asked questions onthe witnessing of father to mother and mother to father physical violence and threats of harmup to the age of 18. The prevalence and nature of the witnessed violence is reported, alongwith some of the family and social contexts in which the violence occurred. The researchfindings show that one-quarter of the sample reported violence or threats of violence directedfrom one parent to the other. The factor that contributed most strongly to participants beingupset was the frequency of the violence, and not who carried it out, or whether it was physicalor threatened.Martin, J., Nada-Raja, S., Langley, J., Feehan, M., McGee, R., Clarke, J., et al. (1998). Physicalassault in New Zealand: The experience of 21-year-old men and women in a communitysample. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 111(1065), 158-160.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12112.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Young persons, Victims/survivors,JusticeAbstract: This study obtained epidemiological information on physical assault victimisationin a high risk group of New Zealand 21-year-old men and women. The information wasobtained by interviewing participants on rates of physical assault in the preceding 12 months.The findings of the study show that assault was widespread and underreported.Martin, P. (1996). Restorative justice - A family violence perspective. Social Policy Journal of NewZealand, (6), 56-68.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13065.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Justice, Restorative justice, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: In this article, the author critiques employing restorative justice models as anintervention in situations of family violence. The article focuses on violence towards womenby their partners. Deficiencies in the justice systems’ response to family violence areexamined, as the police and courts often see this type of violence as a private issue. Thearticle discusses the aims of restorative justice, such as empowering the victim through facingtheir offender. However, the author highlights the problems of applying restorative justice tofamily violence situations, and insists that for this approach to work, the offender must acceptresponsibility for his behaviour, and the public must recognise the serious nature andimplications of family violence. Due to the inadequacies of restorative justice as anintervention, the author suggests a multi-strategy approach for addressing family violence thatupholds the safety of victims.Martinovich, W. M. (2000). Executive dysfunction in partner abusive men. Unpublished master’sthesis, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13137.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Mental health, Prevention/intervention/treatment,Demographics/statisticsAbstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and nature of variablesassociated with neurological damage in a population of male spouse abusers with criminalconvictions for violence. It also tried to determine whether histories and symptoms indicativeof brain dysfunction assist in explaining their behaviour. A sample of 39 partner-abusive men110