Journal articles

 

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From research, through policy and politics to practice : learning from experience  

Emma Davies and Elizabeth Rowe. Emerald, 2014 International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy,  34(1/2): 35 - 46
Summary: Based on two New Zealand case studies, the authors examine what confounds and what bridges gaps between research, policy, politics and practice. Case study 1 focuses on the Taskforce for action on violence within families... Read more


Restorative justice and sexual offending : what clinicians need to know about possible Trial Process Reform in New Zealand
Sophie R. Macaulay - Informit, 2013
Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, 5(2): 4-11
Summary:  This issue of Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand focuses on sexual violence and the criminal justice system in New Zealand. The role of restorative justice is just one of the matters discussed in this issue...
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What can we do to bring the sparkle back into this child's eyes? Child rights / community development principles : key elements for a strengths-based child protection practice
Susan Young, Margaret McKenzie, Liv Schjelderup, Cecilie Omre & Shayne Walker - Routledge, 2014
Child Care in Practice, 20(1): 135-152
Summary: Social Work educators from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Norway and Western Australia have developed a framework for child welfare work. The framework brings together the rights of the child, community development and child protection... Read more 

 

 

International

 

 

Effects of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents
prepared by Cathryn Hunter. Melbourne, Vic : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2014
Fact sheet - HTML 
CFCA Fact Sheet, 2014
Summary:  This paper provides an overview of the possible effects of child abuse and neglect and explores whether different types of maltreatment are associated with specific adverse consequences in childhood and adolescence... Read more


First impressions ... Exposure to violence and a child's developing brain
Calfornia Attorney General's Office & Crime and Violence Prevention Centre, 2008
DVD - 28 mins. plus bonus material
Summary: This DVD includes the title video and bonus material suitable for training purposes. English and Spanish versions available on the DVD. Closed captioned option available.... Read more


Healthy moms, healthy babies : a train the trainers curriculum on domestic violence, reproductive coercion and children exposed
Linda Chamberlain and Rebecca Levenson. San Francisco, CA : Futures without Violence, 2011
Training manual & CD/DVD
Summary: Healthy Moms, Happy Babies: Train the Trainers Curriculum was created to support home visitation programme workers in the US. It is designed to develop a core competency strategy, to ensure that all home visitation programmes are equipped to help women and children living in homes with domestic violence... Read more


Something my father would do : overcoming legacies of family violence = Lo que hizo mi paore
directed by John Badalament for Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2006
DVD - 15 mins.
Summary: This DVD from the US shows the stories of three men who grew up with abusive fathers and had to struggle with their own choices as intimate partners and fathers. An educational tool intended for use by skilled facilitators. English and Spanish versions available on the DVD... Read more
    

  

Journal articles

  

Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.   

 

Addressing gender-based violence : a critical review of interventions
Andrew Morrison, Mary Ellsberg and Sarah Bott. Oxford University Press, 2007
World Bank Research Observer, 2007, 22(1): 25-51
Summary: This article highlights the progress in building a knowledge base on effective ways to increase access to justice for women who have experienced gender-based violence, offer quality services to survivors, and reduce levels of gender-based violence... Read more


Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence : a systematic review
Naeemah Abrahams, Karen Devries, Charlotte Watts, Christina Pallitto, Max Petzold, Simukai Shamu and Claudia Garcia-Moreno - Elsevier, 2014
The Lancet, 2014, online first
Summary: The authors conducted a systematic review to identify population-based data on the prevalence of women's reported experiences of sexual violence from age 15 years onwards, by anyone except intimate partners... Read more