The Manukau Family Violence Court : An evaluation of the Family Violence Court process Trish Knaggs, Felicity Leahy, Nataliya Soboleva
By: Knaggs, Trish
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Contributor(s): Leahy, Felicity | Soboleva, Nataliya.
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BookPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand Ministry of Justice, 2008Description: electronic document (112 pages); PDF file: 766.73 KB.Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVALUATION | FAMILY VIOLENCE COURT | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | NEW ZEALAND | AUCKLAND | MANUKAUOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: The Family Violence Courts in New Zealand are a judicial initiative. The first one was
established at the Waitakere District Court in 2001, and the second in 2005 in the Manukau
District Court.
The Manukau Family Violence (FV) Court, the focus of this evaluation, was established to
address systemic delays in responding to family violence occurring at that time in the
Manukau District Court. Proponents of this court believed a dedicated court for family
violence matters would provide a more rapid response to family violence, which would then
encourage victims to remain involved with the process, and increase defendants’ willingness
to be accountable for their offending. This evaluation sought to identify aspects of this court process which were working well and those which required improvement, as well as consider the extent to which the Manukau FV Court was meeting its objectives. This information would assist ongoing development of processes at the Manukau FV Court, and also identify examples of best practice for those
implementing additional FV Courts in New Zealand. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the evaluation draws on material collected through interviews with a range of key stakeholders, as well as that gained from a statistical reconviction analysis and a sentencing study. (from the Executive summary). Record #4618
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The Family Violence Courts in New Zealand are a judicial initiative. The first one was
established at the Waitakere District Court in 2001, and the second in 2005 in the Manukau
District Court.
The Manukau Family Violence (FV) Court, the focus of this evaluation, was established to
address systemic delays in responding to family violence occurring at that time in the
Manukau District Court. Proponents of this court believed a dedicated court for family
violence matters would provide a more rapid response to family violence, which would then
encourage victims to remain involved with the process, and increase defendants’ willingness
to be accountable for their offending. This evaluation sought to identify aspects of this court process which were working well and those which required improvement, as well as consider the extent to which the Manukau FV Court was meeting its objectives. This information would assist ongoing development of processes at the Manukau FV Court, and also identify examples of best practice for those
implementing additional FV Courts in New Zealand. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the evaluation draws on material collected through interviews with a range of key stakeholders, as well as that gained from a statistical reconviction analysis and a sentencing study. (from the Executive summary). Record #4618
