annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13017.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Young persons, Perpetrators/offenders, Victims/survivors, Justice, Mental health, Drug and alcohol abuseAbstract: This report discusses findings from the Dunedin Longitudinal Study that tookplace over 21 years, following individuals from birth. The report discusses prevalence rates,the link between physical abuse and mental disorders, risk factors for perpetration andvictimisation, the link between domestic violence and other violent crime, and genderdifferences. Policy recommendations are also made.One-fifth to one-third of the young people interviewed were found to have experiencedpartner violence within the last year. Participants were more likely to perpetrate violence ifthey came from backgrounds that included violent juvenile crime, disturbed familyrelationships, and poverty. The authors assert that partner violence is related to other‘problem behaviours’, such as long-term unemployment, mental illness, drug abuse, andviolence against non-family members. Recommendations are made to intervene withteenagers, educating them not to use violence on partners, and to intervene with youngparents to reduce stress and protect their children from violence in the home. A multi-agencyapproach is also recommended as offenders may need legal, psychological and medical help.Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Rutter, M., & Silva, P. A. (2001). Sex differences in antisocial behaviour:Conduct disorder, delinquency, and violence in the Dunedin longitudinal study. Cambridge,UK: Cambridge University Press.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13127.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Women, Violence against men, Mentalhealth, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This book examines and seeks to find answers to the questions of whether there aredifferences between females’ and males’ thresholds of risk for antisocial behaviours, andwhether the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder should be less for girls than for boys. Theresearch findings identify the overlying conclusion that females’ antisocial behaviours followthe same causal path as that of males’. Further, this book highlights that the diagnostic criteriafor conduct disorder should be at the same level for girls as for boys. Chapter 5, entitled "SexDifferences in Physical Violence and Sex Similarities in Partner Abuse", discusses variationsbetween male and female violence and aggression. While results show that males displaymore general violence than females, males and females converge when examining rates ofintimate partner abuse. Self-reports and partner reports indicated that females displayed asmuch (or slightly more) physical violence towards their partners as males did. The reliabilityand validity of data on female perpetrated partner violence is discussed in detail, includingissues of self defence in order to counter controversial debates about intimate partner abuse.Various other chapters touch on issues around mental health and violence, namely conductdisorder.Moffitt, T. E., Robins, R. W., & Caspi, A. (2001). A couples analysis of partner abuse withimplications for abuse-prevention policy. Criminology & Public Policy, 1(1), 5-37.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13327.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Young persons, Perpetrators/offenders,Violence against men, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This research used a sample of 360 couples from the Dunedin Longitudinal Studyto analyse aspects of intimate partner abuse. The researchers found that both males and128