annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Holdt, J., & National Collective of Rape Crisis & Related Groups of Aotearoa Inc. (1998). The incestreport: 1997 clients. Auckland, New Zealand: Holdt & Associates.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13228.pubTopic Areas: Sexual abuse, Sexual assault/rape, Incest, Victims/survivors, Social services,Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This report provides a summary of research into the 1997 client group of theNational Collective of Rape Crisis and Related Groups of Aotearoa Incorporated. Theseclients were primarily survivors of incest. The research explored the definition of incest withreference to law, culture, social relationships and abusive behaviours. Rape Crisis staff wereprovided with training and resources to maximise the quantity and quality of informationcollected for this research, and client information forms were processed monthly. Rape Crisisclient demographics were recorded, including gender, ethnicity and age at contact with theservice. The vast majority of survivors were female (94.9%) and most clients were adultswhen they contacted Rape Crisis (89.2%). The nature of the reported abuse is discussed,including the type of sexual violence, the recency of the abuse, the age when the abuseoccurred, multiple incidences of abuse, and the survivors’ relationship with the offender. In 9out of 10 reports of sexual violence to Rape Crisis in 1997, the victim knew the sexualoffender when the abuse began.Holdt & Associates, Evaluation & Research Services., & J R McKenzie Trust. (1997). NationalCollective of Rape Crisis & Related Groups of Aotearoa Inc: The first five years: Rape &sexual abuse in New Zealand, 1992-1996 clients. Auckland, New Zealand: Holdt &Associates Evaluation & Research Services.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13279.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault/rape, Women,Perpetrators/offenders, Victims/survivors, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This report presents the findings from a project that collected demographics andstatistics of all the rape or sexual abuse experiences that were reported to Rape Crisis centresacross New Zealand between 1992 and 1996. The main aim of this programme was to enableRape Crisis to improve service provision and accountability, and to identify emerging themesand trends from the data. A brief history of Rape Crisis is included. The data collectedincludes the number of Rape Crisis contacts logged, and by which service throughout NewZealand; the type of contact, either survivor or referrer; the type of abuse; when the abuseoccurred; the age at which the abuse occurred; the frequency and duration of the abuse; therelationship of the survivor to the perpetrator; police notifications; and AccidentCompensation Corporation counselling claims. The findings show that there were 25,331contacts with Rape Crisis, with 43% of these made by survivors; most contact was selfreferral;the majority of clients were of New Zealand Pakeha/European descent (70%); andmore than half the survivors (53%) were raped or sexually abused as children.Hollingsworth, K. (2004). Speaking loudly and carrying a small stick? The New ZealandCommissioner for Children. Otago Law Review, 10(4), 599-621.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13077.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Children, Care and protection, Legislation, SocialservicesAbstract: This article discusses the role of the Children’s Commissioner in protectingchildren from abuse and neglect. New Zealand continues to feature highly in international85