annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

impact on the lives of victims and offenders, for example, women feeling more empowered,and men taking steps to reduce their controlling behaviours.In the chapter "Lawyering and Domestic Violence: A Feminist Integration of Experiences,Theories and Practices", Nan Seuffert discusses the way that the varying experiences ofdifferent women can inform feminist theory and legal practice. The author argues that there isno one approach to dealing with domestic violence. In particular, the author distinguishesbetween the experiences of Maori and non-Maori women in New Zealand.Ruth Busch, the author of "Don’t Throw Bouquets at Me...(Judges) Will Say We’re in Love:An Analysis of New Zealand Judges’ Attitudes Towards Domestic Violence", reports onjudicial attitudes towards domestic violence in New Zealand. Through interviews with judgesand a study of case law, it was found that while some judges give appropriate recognition todomestic violence, the victims’ safety is often overlooked in favour of attempting toreconstitute families. The author argues that due to judicial attitudes playing such an integralrole in the wider perception of domestic violence, judges need to be unaccepting of domesticviolence, and focus on the needs of the victim, not the continuation of the family unit. Thischapter is based on work from a much larger study undertaken by the author and colleaguesfrom 1990 to 1992, which produced a 300 page report that was subsequently censored and hasbeen shrouded in controversy.Sutton, G. (1990). From collusion to confrontation: An approach to confront women-battering infamilies. Unpublished manuscript.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13366.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Perpetrators/offenders, Victims/survivors,Justice, Protection orders, Legislation, Gender, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This report considers models of domestic violence intervention within the justiceand social services sectors, and makes the case for a Duluth-style intervention in NewZealand. The report begins by outlining differing theories of woman-battering or domesticviolence, and development of feminist understandings of violence towards women. TheDuluth Abuse Intervention Programme in Minnesota, USA, is discussed, with the aim ofdrawing out principles and practices that could be used in the New Zealand context. (Adetailed description of the Duluth programme and policies is included in the appendix.)Finally, the author reviews the development of legislation and programmes in New Zealandthroughout the 1970s and 1980s, and makes some recommendations around the coordinationof family violence services.Sutton, I. G. (1997). How does telling a story of oppression become an act of liberation?: Liberatedwomen’s stories of their experiences with social workers. Unpublished master’s thesis,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13165.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Victims/survivors, Gender, Media violence,Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This thesis analyses the meanings that seven women attached to their relationshipswith social workers as they attempted to liberate themselves from violent and oppressiverelationships with men. The author examines what the participants define as liberation andargues that women cannot be free from violence in a society where male violence againstwomen is so prevalent, and where the media condones the domination of women. The author171