annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Victims 2001 (2003). The aim of this survey was to determine the extent, context, risks,correlates, and effects of crime. A random sample of 5,300 people was interviewed to gatherdata on the aforementioned factors. Violence by partners and others well known to the victim,along with sexual victimisation, were measured by Computer Assisted Personal Interviewingto obtain reliable data on these types of crime. When comparing the results with those fromthe New Zealand National Survey of Crime Victims 1996 (1997), there appears to be littlechange in the number of people who experienced victimisation. The report examines variousdemographics, statistics and issues in relation to aspects of crime, for example: reportingvictimisation to the police and the victims’ satisfaction with the police; sexual victimisation;meeting the needs of victims; concerns about victimisation; and preventing victimisation.Some of the findings from the survey include: that violence against women is less likely tocome to the attention of police; that sexual victimisation had low reporting rates; that women,particularly Maori women, were more likely to have experienced intimate partner abuse; andthat almost all victims reporting sexual assault indicated the perpetrator was male, and mostknew their offender. Furthermore, women were more likely than men to be ‘very much’affected by partner violence. The authors suggest that more research of a qualitative natureinto the context of violence is needed. The findings for each issue are also discussed inrelation to the implications for policy and crime prevention strategies.Morrison, T. (1998). Inter-agency collaboration and change: Effects of inter-agency behaviour onmanagement of risk and prognosis for change in dangerous family situations. Paper presentedat the ISPCAN Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12050.pubTopic Areas: Families, Care and protection, Policy, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This paper explores the relationships between inter-agency collaboration andtensions, the management of risk, and the prognosis for therapeutic change in dangerousfamily situations. It considers how dysfunctional intra- and interagency processes impact onthe sharing of information, perceptions of risk, and decision making. A particular theme ofthis paper is the impact of institutional anxiety on organisational, clinical and clientresponses. The concept of professional dangerousness is also discussed. The nature andcomplexity of inter-agency collaboration is explored, and linked to conceptual models aboutthe nature of partnership with families, a key theme in child protection and welfarelegislation.Moss, J. (1999). World Conference on Family Violence: ‘Sharing Solutions, Changing the World’.Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, (12), 172-177.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13119.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Families, Women, Children,Children as witnesses, Cultural factors, Health, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This article reports on the issues raised at the World Conference on FamilyViolence, held in Singapore in September 1998. The aim of the conference was to discuss anddevelop long-term solutions for reducing family violence that would be applicable acrosscultures. The author discusses how people from different cultural backgrounds have differingbeliefs about the origins and or solutions to family violence. A child witnessing adult violenceis identified as a risk factor for violent offending or victimisation later in life. New Zealand isnoted as needing to make improvements in screening for indicators of family violence in the132