Bibliographies

Alcohol and other drugs and family violence

April 2015

The main focus of most of this research is on the association between alcohol use and misuse and intimate partner violence. However, it includes some literature which covers other forms of family violence including child abuse, and sexual violence. Research on family violence and other substance use and misuse has been included where available.

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Elder abuse and neglect

August 2012

This selected bibliography focuses on research on elder abuse in New Zealand, and international literature readily available on the internet or from the Vine library. It includes a section focused on intimate partner violence towards older people (mostly women).

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Family Court review

November 2011

This selected bibliography was created to assist those wishing to make submissions on the Family Court Review. Submissions closed 29 February 2012. The Family Court Review consultation document (which also contains a bibliography), terms of reference and information on how to make a submission are available on the Ministry of Justice website, online at: http://www.justice.govt.nz/policy/justice-system-improvements/family-courtreview/family-court-review.The list of references provided below relates to the role of, and current practice in the family court in New Zealand and other countries.

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Mental health, addiction, trauma, violence and abuse

May 2018

This selected bibliography is intended as a reading guide to assist those wishing to make submissions to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, 2018. It specifically looks at the links between violence/abuse, trauma and mental health and addiction issues and the need to prevent and respond to these issues in integrated ways. It does not seek to be a comprehensive list but rather to highlight key issues and resources. Material has been retrieved from the Vine library with some additional resources.

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Reading guide for legislative responses to family violence

August 2015

This selected bibliography is intended as a reading guide to assist those wishing to make submissions to the Government’s review of legislative responses to family violence. This was initiated with the discussion document, Strengthening New Zealand’s legislative response to family violence(Ministry of Justice, 2015a). Material has been selected from a range of sources. Official sources should be consulted with regards to legislation currently in force in any jurisdiction.

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Reading guide for the family justice system review

November 2018

This selected bibliography was created to assist those wishing to provide feedback to the Independent Panel on Rewriting the 2014 Family Justice System Reforms, also called the family justice system review (submission close 9 November2018). It also seeks to inform ongoing work on the family justice system and the Family Court. This reading guide includes research providing an understanding of how the family justice system affects the lives of adult and child victim/survivors of domestic and family violence and their whānau and families. It brings together recent New Zealand government documents, research and victim/survivor views on the family justice system. For background information on the history of Family Court and family justice reform in New Zealand see the previous Family Court Review: A selected bibliography (2011)

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Working with perpetrators

May 2016

This selected bibliography provides a guide to research literature on working with perpetrators of intimate partner violence. References are arranged chronologically, most recent first, within the sections. The key readings, overviews and reviews/meta-analysis address the question: “Do perpetrator programmes work?”The main section presents New Zealand and international research covering topics such as engagement, evaluation, retention, recidivism, outcomes and typologies.

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