annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

The bibliography is structured under the headings: Partner Violence, including TheoreticalPerspectives and Dynamics of Abuse and Recovery; Health Impact of Partner Violence,including General Health Impact of Partner Violence; Specific Health Populations andSettings, including Children of Battered Women, Maori Health and Whanau Violence,Pregnancy and Partner Abuse, Mental Health and Partner Abuse, and Primary Care andPartner Abuse; and Effective Interventions, including Interventions and TreatmentGuidelines, Screening for Abuse, and New Zealand Government Policy.Evans, M. (2004). An examination of some relationships between the New Zealand jurisprudence ofshared, equal parental rights and responsibilities & the gendered hierarchy of care 1994-2002. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13360.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Psychological/emotional abuse, Women, Children,Justice, Care and contact, GenderAbstract: This thesis examines relationships between contemporary jurisprudence andgendered patterns of parenting behaviour. The methodology used is to explore the generalcontext within which Family Court decisions are made, emphasising the assumptions madeand values prioritised when parents cannot agree about the allocation of their responsibilitiesand the Court assesses how to best provide for the welfare of the child.At present, the New Zealand Family Court bases its decisions on the principles that thewelfare of the child is paramount, parents share responsibility, and gender is not an issue. TheCourt can therefore reinforce economic and social gender inequities. This may also result indisadvantages for children, including the effects of interparental conflict. The Court may alsoassume that it is more important to support a father’s rights to an ongoing, direct relationshipwith his child than to end conflict by protecting and supporting the child’s relationship withthe primary carer. In prioritising a relationship with a second parent, the law mayoverestimate its value, prolong conflict, and understate the effects of this on children.Source: Author’s abstractEvans, N. (2003). Working on the edge of risk and safety with adolescents. Te Awatea Review, 1(1),20-22.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13118.pubTopic Areas: Sexual abuse, Families, Adolescents, Perpetrators/offenders, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This article explores social, familial, placement and treatment issues for adolescentsexual offenders in New Zealand. The author discusses adolescent female perpetrators andidentifies a study currently undertaken in Christchurch in this area. The article examinesplacement options for young offenders and suggests that limited options and resources canlead to indiscriminate placements characterised by a lack of planning. This author suggestsfurther research to be carried out in the field of adolescent sexual offending as there is littleNew Zealand theoretical and practice-based research, and New Zealand treatmentprogrammes are presently informed by international literature.Evans, N. (2004). Research summary: Adolescent female perpetrators of sexual abuse. Te AwateaReview, 2(1), 18-19.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13064.pub55