Family Violence In Australia

Family violence in Indigenous communities is linked with the Domestic violence policy (Parliament of Australia, 2011). The Current definition used by the Australia government to guide domestic violence policies. Is that domestic violence “refers to acts of violence that occur between people who have, or have had, an intimate relationship” (Chung & Wendt, 2015, p.202). In addition the policy states that violence in a family relationship to be between two people related by blood or marriage. (Department of communities Child Safety and Disability Services, 2012). Thus family violence must have a separate policy to be able to address the accurate impacts of the problem in Indigenous Communities (Larsen & Peterson, 2010).

Witnesses raised concerns of the non-response of police services to cases of violence against Aboriginal women. In domestic violence situations, police do not always respond in a timely manner to calls for assistance. Witnesses also stated that police sometimes dismiss claims of sexual assault if the woman is Aboriginal and leads a “high-risk” lifestyle.

Domestic violence, alternatively referred to as Intimate Partner Violence, is defined by the Department of Justice as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” While domestic violence is commonly thought of as only physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence can also be emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence has remained constant in society throughout history, even though over time society’s response to the issue has changed. While domestic violence affects everyone regardless of race, gender, age, etc. it is estimated that approximately 90% of all victims are women. For the purpose of this paper, I will be focusing on

Domestic Violence is a major issue in Australia right now and many believe that there are not enough resources to help domestic violence victims. 25% of women report being affected by domestic violence in their lifetimes and yet there is still not much being done. One of the main reasons women stays in the home where they are experiencing domestic abuse is because they do not feel safe leaving their home. Domestic violence victims are being turned away from refuges and being sent to motels and caravan parks, the refuges instead take in homeless people.

Women no matter where they are in the world are too often victims of violence. They face higher rates than men both if it is sexual assault, stalking, or severe spousal abuse and usually the results are that women will end up extremely injured or dead. With young women suffering the highest rates of violence, Aboriginal women in particular face an increased risk of violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Aboriginal women in Canada are three times more likely to experience crucial and severe violence compared to non-Aboriginal women. Most of these women end up missing and murdered. The predicaments of missing and murdered Aboriginal women has brought tremendous pain and suffering in homes, in families and throughout Aboriginal communities. Many sources and factors have contributed to hindering solving this issue. Media and discrimination have long been known to have played a huge role in this tragedy.

Many feel if they seek help, the abuser will find them and it will only get worse. The victims need to feel safe, or else they are not going to use the programs to receive help. As both of these articles reveal, these programs are not working. On the contrary, “The Seriousness of Domestic Violence Is Exaggerated” argues that it’s not because the programs are ineffective, but that it’s due to the increase in social services available. However, due to the countless studies that were done, it has been proven that this domestic abuse is a problem. Moreover, there needs to be more effort taken into putting these programs into action. Improvements in how the programs are put into practice need to be made, since how the programs are put into practice now are not efficient

One native woman from the Native Women’s Association of Canada expresses “it is an exception rather than the rule to know of an Aboriginal woman who has not experienced some form of family violence throughout her life” (Canadian Council on Social Development and Native Women’s Association of Canada 1991, p. 25). According to the General Social Survey (2009) conducted in the ten provinces, Aboriginal women were nearly three times more likely to be a victim of a violent crime than non-Aboriginal women, this was true regardless of whether the violence was perpetrated by a stranger or by a spouse (Brennan, 2011). However, Aboriginal women not only face more recurrent incidences of family violence, but also wider social violences, which is also

1.0 The literature of Indigenous violence - Qualitative and Quantitate Analysis Domestic Violence pervasiveness amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in contemporary society is a menacing topic that is often neglected by the Australian government, regardless of its severity. The definition of Domestic violence amongst Indigenous Australians and its causes differ from the general understanding the Australians have of the term. This report will examine the literature of domestic violence, elaborate on statistic and findings, provide perspectives on stakeholders, support the hypothesis and offer recommendations. Domestic violence refers to acts of violence (physical, sexual, emotional and psychological) that occur between

The population of domestic violence in Australia has allowed some government fund to the community to create many charities and campaigns to raise awareness of its existence to end.

Domestic violence is well-known to be a serious problem in modern society. In most cases, the victims are women. According to Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade (2011), among all the cases of domestic violence that resulted in murder in Ontario from 2002 to 2009, 80% of victims were women. Obviously, many cases are not reported to the police for different reasons. Neil Boyd (2015) points out that it may be because victims did not think it was important or did not want to involve police. Domestic violence includes physical, assault or aggressive actions towards family numbers, spouse, intimate partner, boyfriend or girlfriend. Statistics Canada (2010) states that intimate partner violence is higher when female

Australian aboriginal communities have been reported to experience a series of episodes involving an abnormal number of their members being particularly violent. "Indigenous people experience violence (as offenders and victims) at rates that are typically two to five times those experienced by non-Indigenous people and this can be much higher in some remote communities." (Willis) This is certainly disturbing, taking into account that it is obvious that these communities are predisposed to experiencing more violence than non-Aboriginal communities. Indigenous women are apparently even more likely

Domestic Violence (DV) is a critical social issue that negatively impacts not only our own culture in America but as well as all other cultures around the world. Domestic Violence is a global issue reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions (Kaur & Garg 2008). Domestic Violence is a serious problem that can be seen around every society from families of both developed and underdeveloped countries and of different backgrounds. Although there are various cases of domestic violence against men, children and the elderly; women account for the majority percentage of victims of Domestic Violence. This violence can take the form of physical assault, psychological abuse, financial abuse or sexual assault (Kaur & Garg 2008). Domestic Violence is a trend that is on the rise and will continue to plague our society if nothing is done on time to address this social issue.

Domestic violence used to be considered a private family matter and was not considered a societal problem until feminists in the 70's started pushing the matter. Beginning in the 1970’s, social policy toward female victims of domestic assaults focused on improving legal response and

By touching upon the feminist theory approach, this paper criticizes the patriarchy society and discusses how feminists faced many obstacles along the way since the mid 20th century. To better understand the violence against women, Abraham and Tastsoglou (2016) look at the micro, meso, and macro levels of this issue. Women who were victims of domestic violence were discriminated based on gender roles and stereotypes; hence why they started the anti-violence movement to promote pursuit of equality and justice in the society. This feminist movement successfully gained the support of the state and the criminal justice system in both the US and Canada. Also, there has been many different organizations, policies and legislations made for supporting victims of domestic violence. However, this paper also argues that not all women who are victims of domestic violence get involved with the criminal justice system, due to their dependence on their partner or other insecurities. Therefore, the paper states that there must be other policies and strategies put in place to deal with this issue more in-depth. Women from lower social class, minorities and immigrants are shown to be more likely to be victims of domestic violence. The article discusses the steps taken by the feminist groups as well as the state to address these issues.

Most studies on Gender Based Violence have focused on physical, sexual, and psychological manifestations alone. This dissertation seeks to highlight and draw attention to the types of violence and the socio legal conditions of the victims who has faced domestic violence and the development of women and her family, i.e. Children and health.