Understanding domestic violence disclosure schemes ('Clare's law') Sandra Walklate and Kate Fitz-Gibbon
By: Walklate, Sandra.
Contributor(s): Fitz-Gibbon, Kate.
Material type: BookSeries: Research brief (Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre).Publisher: Melbourne, Vic : Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, 2018Description: electronic document (2 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): DISCLOSURE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | DISCLOSURE SCHEMES | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | POLICE PROCEDURES | AUSTRALIA | VICTORIAOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: This research brief describes the history of Clare's law and domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) and their introduction in various jurisdictions, including New Zealand. Despite the rapid spread of these schemes around the globe, this paper questions their effectiveness for keeping women and children safe from violence. Record #6085Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This research brief describes the history of Clare's law and domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) and their introduction in various jurisdictions, including New Zealand. Despite the rapid spread of these schemes around the globe, this paper questions their effectiveness for keeping women and children safe from violence. Record #6085