annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

violence incidents and people (offenders and victims) dealt with by the police; to analyse thecriminal justice system’s response to these; and to explore the extent to which recent policepolicy developments have improved the situation for victims of domestic violence. On thebasis of an analysis of 270 police files and interviews with 24 victims of domestic violence,the findings of this research suggest that police policies focused solely on arrest andprosecution without regard to the needs of all victims of domestic violence. A number ofrecommendations are identified in an attempt to improve the situation of victims of domesticviolence and make the criminal justice system more responsive to the needs of victims. Theserecommendations are made with respect to police policy and practice, court practices,counselling options, culturally appropriate interventions, and primary preventioninterventions.Source: Author’s abstractCargo, T., Cram, F., Dixon, R., Widdowson, D., & Adair, V. (2002). Evaluation of programmes forchildren under the Domestic Violence Act 1995. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry ofJustice. Retrieved December 1, 2005, from http://www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/reports/2002/children-dva-act/index.htmlSee: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12812.pubTopic Areas: Children, Children as victims, Children as witnesses, Maori, Protection orders,Legislation, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and the Department forCourts as part of a contract with UniServices at the University of Auckland. The aim of thereport was to conduct research into programmes for children under the Domestic ViolenceAct (1995). One of the aims of the Domestic Violence Act (1995) is to provide programmesfor children who are protected persons, either as part of an adult protection order or in theirown right, and whose lives are affected by domestic violence. Three programmes wereselected for evaluation. They were selected as examples rather than being representative ofthe range of programmes available. The report is the final of a suite of evaluations whichtogether and separately provide a wealth of information on the effectiveness of the DomesticViolence Act (1995). A comprehensive approach is taken, incorporating aspects of bothprocess and outcome evaluation. Documentation and qualitative analysis are employed inlooking at the ways in which programmes for children operate in practice, under the DomesticViolence Act (1995).The report and its conclusions must be interpreted with care due to thefact that the programmes evaluated are only three of a large number of programmes forchildren operating nationally.Carney, T. (1999). Abuse of enduring powers of attorney - lessons from the Australian tribunalexperiment? New Zealand Universities Law Review, 18(4), 481-508.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12950.pubTopic Areas: Financial exploitation, Older persons, Justice, LegislationAbstract: This article explores enduring powers of attorney, and compares systems ofguardianship in New Zealand and Australia. The data discussed in this article stems from acomparative analysis of courts and tribunals dealing with issues of powers of attorney in bothNew Zealand and Australia. The author describes the function of enduring powers ofattorney, and discusses how they can be misused and render the affected individual open toabuse. The findings from the study show that guardianship tribunals acknowledge the rightsof the affected person more so than the Family Court. The author makes variousrecommendations to limit abuse of enduring powers of attorney, such as clearly establishing24