annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Abstract: The object of this paper is to examine the impact of the Child, Youth and FamilyServices initiative, New Directions, on the child maltreatment investigative and interventionprocedure that the Department has in place. The reporting of suspected child abuse isexplored and the merits of mandatory reporting debated to determine whether or not thiswould bring the plight of more at risk children to the authorities’ attention. Emotional neglectis examined in order to show the difficulties of substantiating this form of maltreatment, aswell as the difficulties of intervening in such an area. This research paper argues that there isa need for a comprehensive interagency scheme that allows multiple agencies to work inpartnership when it comes to the reporting, investigation and intervention into cases ofsuspected abuse.Source: Author’s abstractStasiak, K., Davies, E., Koziol-McLain, J., & Hanna, K. (2004). Incubated in terror: Children livingwith domestic violence. Te Awatea Review, 2(1), 3-5.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13027.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Psychological/emotionalabuse, Children, Victims/survivorsAbstract: This article presents a summary of a draft review of international literature onchildren who witness domestic violence. The full review is being completed as part of a NewZealand exploratory qualitative study that is investigating children and their mother’s viewsof domestic violence interventions. This article discusses how parents do not alwaysrecognise the impact that witnessing violence has on their children and how traumatic this canbe. The authors highlight that by seeing and hearing the abuse as it is happening, children aredirectly involved in the violence. Witnessing abuse can also lead to children trying tointervene in the abuse, and children are also involved in, and affected by, what happens afterthe violent event has occurred. The article also draws attention to the connection betweenintimate partner abuse and child abuse and neglect. Two qualitative studies are brieflydiscussed in relation to understanding children’s experiences of domestic violence and thecoping strategies they use. The authors conclude that there needs to be a continued effort toensure that children’s voices are heard, and that children are provided with child-centredinterventions.Stenswick, M. J. (2002). The frequency, correlates, and consequences of post-relationship stalking.Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13262.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Psychological/emotional abuse, Perpetrators/offenders,Victims/survivors, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This thesis investigates factors related to post-relationship stalking, such as thenature, consequences and motivations of this form of abuse. Participants were students at theUniversity of Canterbury, providing a sample of 98 males and 98 females. Participants wereasked to disclose levels of self-stalking and partner stalking behaviours. The study found nosex differences in the frequency of self or partner stalking, or in negative consequences ofstalking. However, it was discovered that females were more likely to report they experiencedfear. Another finding was that stalking behaviours increased if violence occurred in therelationship prior to separation. Additionally, the person initiating the relationship break-upwas more likely to be the recipient of stalking behaviours, and conversely, unwantedtermination of a relationship was a motivator for an individual to engage in stalkingbehaviours.169