4. Family Harm Flashcards
Family Harm
The Domestic Violence Act 1995 has been replaced by what act? (1)
The Family Violence Act 2018.
Principles that guide Police practice
What are the 6 principles that guide Police practice?
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- Early Intervention - helps to stop and prevent FH
- Culturally appropriate - responses to FH should be culturally appropriate, and in particular, responses involving Maori should reflect tikanga.
- Safety - ensuring all parties are safe and kept safe.
- Collecting risk information - this enables effective assessment, planning and risk management to victims.
- Accountability - holding predominant aggressors/ offenders accountable.
- Working collaboratively - with relevant internal workgroups/ partner agencies to provide a coordinated response to FH.
Characteristics of FH
Family Violence is a subset (or part of) of Family Harm, FV includes what other types of violence/ abuse? (2)
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- Physical, sexual or psychological abuse within domestic relationships.
- It can be a single incident or a number of ongoing episodes.
Characteristics of FH
The majority of FH investigations are between intimate partners, with the male generally being the predominant aggressor and the female being the primary victim.
- When are females generally more likely to use violence? (1)
- In self-defence.
Characteristics of FH
An act of violence is often an escalation of an ongoing pattern of coercion and control.
- What are some of the common tactics of abuse (coercion and control) experienced by battered women?
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- Intimidation,
- isolation,
- emotional and economic abuse, and
- using children and pets to manipulate.
Characteristics of FH
As well as feeling trapped by an abusive partner’s coercive and controlling behaviour, what else do victims of FH suffer from? (2)
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- Low self-esteem and isolation.
- They are unable to act or leave the violent relationship for many reasons, including fear of further violence.
Characteristics of FH
What are the most common FV Investigations that police record?
How often are children present at family violence occurences?
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Most common;
- Intimate Partner Violence (perpetrator mostly male)
Children;
- Children are typically present at half of all FV occurences
Characteristics of FH
Children are generally present for half of all FH episodes, as witnesses (seeing and/or hearing) of FH, or as victims of abuse and neglect.
What are some of the impacts that this has on children? (5)
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- They develop learning difficulties,
- more chances of becoming an offender or victim of FH,
- increased risk of mental illness and suicide
- increased chance of alcohol and drug abuse, and
- difficulty forming attachments.
Characteristics of FH
What is an increasing area of concern in family harm? (1)
- Technology - it provides aggressors a pervasive way to control, coerce, stalk and harass their victims.
FH Investigations
What are the ‘key process points’ in a FV investigation? (10)
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(Active case managament at all stages)
- Initial response
- Investigation and crime scene exam
- Interviewing witnesses, vitims and suspects
- Child protection protocol referral, Pol 350 in on- duty
- Considering arrest
- Charging
- Bail
- Prosecution or case disposition
- Long term safety support and intervention
- Monitoring and evaluation
Police employees and FH
Family harm is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated or condoned by Police.
Employees who inflict FH will be subject to the same processes as a member of the public, and what else? (1)
- Code of conduct
Police employees and FH
When attending FH episodes involving employees, Police must balance it’s responsibilities as an employer to to do what? (2)
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- support the employee and their family, and
- act consistently and appropriately, with the public interest and reputation of Police in mind.
Police employees and FH
There is added complexity for employees involved in FH incidents due to the fact that they work for Police - what two simultaneous actions should occur when attending such an incident?
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- The normal police response applies
- The Shift Supervisor should refer the matter to the local Welfare Officer.
Police employees and FH
For FH episodes involving employees, if any criminal offending occurs, or if an employee is convicted or found guilty of a FV offence and/or become a respondent of a Protection Order, what then does the Police (as an employer) need to consider? (1)
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- The ability or suitability of the employee to remain a police employee or continue in a policing role.
Police employees and FH
When do the policies / procedures re FH involving police employees apply? (4)
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- When it comes to a supervisor’s attention that an employee is involved in FH (as either an offender of victim).
- Police attend a FH episode and a PSO is issued to the employee.
- Police attend a FH episode and offending is disclosed with the employee as the offender.
- Police become aware that a temporary or final Protection Order has been issued relating to an employee (as either a respondent or a protected person).
