What Is the Queensland Government Doing to Prevent an Increase in Families Suffering at the Hands of Domestic Violence

What is the Queensland Government Doing to Prevent an Increase in Families Suffering at the Hands of Domestic Violence.

Contents Page

Executive Summary Page 1

Research Question Page 1

Research (including methology) Page 2

Literature Review Page 3

Findings Page 5

Discussion Page 9

Conclusion Page 10

Reference List Page 11

Executive Summary

The core purpose of this report is to examine what the Queensland Government is doing to prevent an increase in families suffering at the hands of Domestic Violence. In 2004 statistics showed 33 lives were lost to domestic violence over the period of one year. In the 21st century, statistics demonstrate, reported domestic violence incidents have increased from the early 1970’s, when domestic violence was first acknowledged in Queensland’s legal system. An updated Domestic Violence Legislation commencing in 2012 will provide new power to legal authorities in the intervention of violence in the family. Higher recognition of violence in the family could also influence a further increase in reported domestic violence cases.

Research Question

Domestic Violence is an abuse of power. It is the domination, coercion, intimidation and victimisation of one person by another using physical, sexual or emotional means within an intimate relationship. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2009). Renata Alexander wrote in the UNSW Law Journal Forum, Family Violence is so common and widespread in Australia, Children and Adults are more likely to be emotionally abused, neglected, physically assaulted, raped or even killed in their own homes by their own family member than anywhere else or by anyone else (Alexander R., 2007)

Domestic Violence in Queensland is an enormous problem that has been hidden from society’s judgmental eyes for too long, the concerning silent hold it has on its victims is intolerable. In 2004, Daryl Passmore reported in the Sunday Mail, Domestic Violence...