annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

cost of defending an allegation.Source: Author’s abstractMorley, C. (2004). Conducting risk assessments. In J. M. R. Egan (Ed.), Practice skills in social work& welfare: More than just common sense (pp. 127-145). Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen& Unwin.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13330.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Suicide/self-harm, Victims/survivors, Gender,Education, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Cultural practiceAbstract: This chapter discusses risk assessment frameworks utilised by social workpractitioners when working with clients experiencing domestic violence. The process andreasons behind risk assessment are discussed from social work and feminist perspectives.Practice skills that social workers employ when conducting a risk assessment are considered,particularly universalising, normalising, contextualising, consciousness-raising, andaffirmation skills. Walsh’s 1999 Domestic Violence Risk Assessment is explored, andemphasis is placed on the need for an examination of perpetrator triggers, frequency, type,recency and severity of violence to determine the extent of control the offender has over thevictim. Correlates of domestic violence are also discussed. Links are made between survivorsof violence and self-harming behaviours, and the Barwon Health Suicide Risk AssessmentTemplate is included in this risk assessment discussion.Morris, A. (1996). A summary of the crime victims and women’s safety surveys, 1996: New ZealandNational Survey of Crime Victims, 1996: Women’s Safety Survey, 1996. Wellington, NewZealand: Ministry of Justice. Retrieved January 16, 2006, fromhttp://www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/pvictims.htmlSee: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12947.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Psychological/emotional abuse, Sexualabuse, Women, Victims/survivors, Justice, Policy, Social services, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This report provides a summary of the New Zealand National Survey of CrimeVictims 1996 (NZNSCV) (1997), and the supplementary 1996 Women’s Safety Survey (1997).The aim of the NZNSCV is to provide another set of crime statistics to those of the Police,and to identify victimisation risk, the effects, and the circumstances of crime. Violentoffending (including family violence) and sexual offending rates are discussed, and the needsof victims are explored. A random sample of 5,000 New Zealand people aged 15 years andover comprises the participants of this first survey. Five hundred female participants wererandomly selected from a group of respondents in the NZNSCV who had identified that theyeither currently lived with a male partner, or had done so in the last 2 years. This survey aimsto measure the extent, context, circumstances and effects of violence on women. Surveylimitations are explored, and the initial responses of government and agencies are brieflymentioned in this report.Morris, A. (1998). The prevalence in New Zealand of violence against women by their current malepartners. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 31(3), 267-286.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13096.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Psychological/emotional abuse, Sexualabuse, Women, Demographics/statistics130