annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

involvement of family/whanau in child welfare decisions.Office of the Commissioner for Children. (2003). Report on the investigation into the deaths of SalielJalessa Aplin, Olympia Marisa Aplin. Wellington, New Zealand: Author.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12776.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Child homicide, Families, Children, Children asvictims, Children as witnesses, Care and protection, Education, Social services, IntersectoralcollaborationAbstract: This report investigates the deaths of sisters Saliel Aplin, aged 12, and Olympia,aged 11, who were killed by their step-father in December 2001. Failings by Child, Youth andFamily Services, the Police, schools and other professionals were identified as contributing toand maintaining family violence in the lives of Saliel and Olympia. Lack of interagencycommunication is emphasised as a significant factor undermining the care and protection ofthe sisters. Recommendations for improving interagency collaboration in instances of childabuse and neglect are made. Improving risk assessment strategies to incorporate talking,listening and responding to children is also recommended.Office of the Commissioner for Children. (Ed.). (2004). Proceedings of Children Call Symposium:Wellington, New Zealand, 11-12 February 2004, Wellington, New Zealand: Author.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13275.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Families, Children, Justice, LegislationAbstract: This paper is a record of the process, presentations and findings from the ChildrenCall Symposium, February 2004. Included is a brief best practice example from the Ministryof Social Development’s Agenda for Children (2002). Topics related to family violence thatwere addressed at the symposium include child abuse; children’s safety; emotional, physicaland sexual child abuse; and law and justice, notably solutions to child abuse with particularrecommendations to repeal s59 of the Crimes Act (1961). Feedback on these topics, receivedin breakout groups at the symposium, is summarised in the paper.Oliver, D. (2001). Police discourses on policing domestic violence. Unpublished master’s thesis,Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13056.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Women, Perpetrators/offenders,Victims/survivors, Justice, Cultural factors, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This research forms part of a larger, ongoing project led by Dr Mandy Morgan,Massey University, which addresses domestic violence from the perspective of its victims,offenders, and other service and intervention providers. This current thesis explores policeofficers’ experiences of policing domestic violence using discourse analysis.The methodological approach stems from a social constructionist paradigm, which holds thatlanguage is active and constructive in maintaining, contesting and transforming social reality.To this end, 12 front line officers were interviewed to discuss domestic violence. Theinterviews were transcribed and a discourse analysis was used to identify shared socialresources or discourses used by police officers in their understanding of domestic violence,the people encountered in its policing, and the problems experienced in relation to the proarrestpolicy. Officers made use of a variety of, often contradictory, discourses in their140