Preventing Violence in Australia

Policy, Practice and Solutions

By: Andrew Day (Editor), Ephrem Fernandez (Editor)

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Paperback | 17 April 2015

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This book has been written for all of those who are interested in understanding and preventing violence in Australia. Whether it occurs in the home, in the workplace, whilst out socialising or on the sports field, the personal, social, and economic costs of violence are often profound. Not only does it damage the physical and psychological health of those who are directly involved, but it also impacts adversely on many others - including witnesses, family and friends, and those law enforcement and health professionals who are expected to respond. And yet, there have been few previous attempts to draw together the various disciplinary and professional perspectives on how we might approach the task of preventing violence in Australia.

This book has been written by experts in violence prevention, whether they be forensic, clinical and developmental psychologists, criminologists and sociologists, social workers, or specialists in public policy, law, and education. They tell us how they understand violence and about those prevention strategies that they know to be effective.

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This is a timely contribution to the current community conversation about domestic violence in Australia. Written by experts in violence prevention across a range of disciplines, it sets out to describe those prevention strategies that they believe to be effective. Violence is an all too familiar aspect of contemporary Australian society. The editors note the size and scope of the problem the Australian community faces in dealing with not only domestic violence but other serious criminal offences where violence is an integral element, including sexual assault, robbery and abduction. Although not a legal text, this book? covers what the editors say should be the core knowledge when developing and implementing effective violence prevention policy. It is a helpful contribution to the ongoing debate on violence, especially domestic violence. It deserves a place not only on the bookshelf of practitioners whose practice includes its subject matter, but also on the shelf of those engaged in policy formulation in this important area of social and criminal justice reform. Read full review... - Don Malcolmson, Ethos, ACT Law Society, September 2015

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