ADFVC issues paper, 2009, no. 18

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"In many countries across the world, including in Australia, the policing of domestic and family violence has undergone significant changes. In [Australia], policing of domestic and family violence has changed from being regarded as not ‘real’
police work to being viewed as ‘an Australasian policing priority’ (Australasian Police Leaders 2008). Promoting good practice in policing this crime is an issue of critical concern to the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, to
advance victim and community safety, perpetrator accountability for violent behaviour and victim satisfaction with the policing response. To this end, the Clearinghouse organised a national forum in December 2008 to examine some policing models and the consequent outcomes for victims. This
paper provides the presentations from that event, profiling policing practice in three very different locations, London (United Kingdom), Victoria and Tasmania, where radical changes have been made to dealing with domestic and family violence." (from the Introduction).