A follow-up evaluation of a coordinated police-social services response to recidivist family violence Gemma Hamilton, Lisa Harris and Sarah McCook
By: Hamilton, Gemma
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Contributor(s): Harris, Lisa | McCook, Sarah.
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ArticleSeries: Journal of Criminology.Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, 2023Subject(s): ABUSIVE MEN | ABUSIVE WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION | INTERVENTION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PARENTAL ABUSE | PERPETRATORS | RECIDIVISM | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/26338076231174667 (Open access)
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Journal of Criminology, 2023, First published online, 15 May 2023Summary: Coordinated multi-agency approaches are a key strategy for responding to recidivist family violence. This paper presents a follow-up quantitative evaluation of Alexis: a coordinated police-social services approach to recidivist and high-risk family violence piloted in Victoria, Australia. State-wide police data was collected for 75 perpetrators 20 to 36 months since case closure following Alexis intervention. Results indicated that 38 perpetrators (51%) had no further recorded incidents of family violence. The remaining non-mutually exclusive categories indicated that 17 (22%) had perpetrated family violence against the original Alexis victim in another location (outside the pilot catchment zones); 28 (37%) had perpetrated family violence against a different victim; and 8 of the prior two groups (11%) had perpetrated violence against both Alexis and non-Alexis victims. Those classified as low recidivists before intervention were less likely to have a further recorded incident of family violence during the follow-up period compared to high recidivists. Implications for police and policy-makers are discussed with reference to intimate partner violence and parent abuse by adult children. (Authors' abstract). Record #8178
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Journal of Criminology, 2023, First published online, 15 May 2023
Coordinated multi-agency approaches are a key strategy for responding to recidivist family violence. This paper presents a follow-up quantitative evaluation of Alexis: a coordinated police-social services approach to recidivist and high-risk family violence piloted in Victoria, Australia. State-wide police data was collected for 75 perpetrators 20 to 36 months since case closure following Alexis intervention. Results indicated that 38 perpetrators (51%) had no further recorded incidents of family violence. The remaining non-mutually exclusive categories indicated that 17 (22%) had perpetrated family violence against the original Alexis victim in another location (outside the pilot catchment zones); 28 (37%) had perpetrated family violence against a different victim; and 8 of the prior two groups (11%) had perpetrated violence against both Alexis and non-Alexis victims. Those classified as low recidivists before intervention were less likely to have a further recorded incident of family violence during the follow-up period compared to high recidivists. Implications for police and policy-makers are discussed with reference to intimate partner violence and parent abuse by adult children. (Authors' abstract). Record #8178
