Family Harm Flashcards
Family Harm
An effective police response to family harm is based on what principles that guide Police Practice ? (6 things)
- Early intervention
- Culturally appropriate
- Safety
- Collecting risk information
- Accountability
- Working collaboratively
Name one model used to understand “coercion and control” in Family Violence ? … and what tactics are employed by the abuser
The “Duluth power and control wheel”
Tactics = Intimidation, Isolation, Emotional and Economic Abuse and Using Children to Manipulate
When considering Bail in FH cases, What is the primary consideration ?
The need to protect the victim of the alleged offence, and any particular person or people in a family relationship with the victim
When attending a family harm episode involving any Police staff, what two simultaneous actions should occur ?
- The normal police response applies
- Welfare considerations are important for both parties and the Shift Supervisor should, where appropriate, refer the matter to the local Welfare Officer
In relation to police staff involved in or suspected of family harm, what situations would occur for these policies and procedures to apply ? (4 things)
- Supervisor becomes aware an employee may be experiencing FH either as victim or offender. This includes any anecdotal evidence.
- Police attend a FH investigation and although no offending is disclosed, a PSO warning is issued or Police are concerned about possible escalation of FH
- Police attend a FH investigation and offending is disclosed where the employee is the victim or offender
- Police become aware that a temporary or final P.O. has been issued relating to the employee either as protected person or respondent
FH Police Employees - In relation to protection orders who makes the final decision on whether the police will support an application under section 22 for applications to vary a protection order, ie: Varying the standard conditions in relation to weapons under section 108 of the Family Violence act 2018
The DCE (Deputy Chief Executive : People - in consultation with the National Manager Criminal Investigations group
When must police serve a protection order ?
If the Respondent:
- Holds a firearms license, OR
– Is believed to be in possession of OR have access to a firearm, (whether or not they have a license), OR
- Service assessed as being a significant risk to the server, OR
- Protection Order is granted without notice
Can you take out a protection order against a young person if they are 15 years old
No - the young person needs to be aged 16 years old or over and the order is justified by special circumstances
Can a protection order issued by Foreign Courts be enforced ?
As long is the protection order issued by the foreign court has been registered in New Zealand
The District Court can issue a temporary and final protection order in certain circumstances in order to protect a victim, what else does the court need to be satisfied of ?
That the Victim does not object to the order
How long can a District Court detain a person for in order to have a temporary protection order issued and served against them
2 hours
All protection orders, “including ones granted before 1st of July 2019” will have additional standard conditions and changes to the meaning of terms used in the order. What does this include ? (4 things)
- Consent to contact
- Stopping contact
- Variations to orders relating to property
- New definitions of family violence; abuse; and psychological abuse
What are the standard Non-violence conditions in a Protection Order ? (3 main things)
The respondent must not:
– engage in behaviour that amounts to any form of family violence against protected person
– make any contact with the protected person that is not authorised
– encourage any other person to engage in behaviour against, or to make contact with, the protected person, whether the behaviour if engaged in or made by the respondent, would be prohibited by the order
From 1st of July 2019, the definition of Family Violence has been widened to include what ? (6 things)
- ill-treating a household pet or animal important to family
- Harassing behaviour such as loitering near home or work
- disrupting the care of someone who needs it because of their age, disability or health condition
- one act or several acts that form a pattern of behaviour, even if they seem minor or trivial
- coercion or controlling behaviour
- dowry-related abuse
Non-contact conditions P.O.
Contact is not a breach of the standard non-contact conditions if the contact is what ?
- Reasonably necessary in an emergency
- permitted under any order or written agreement regarding contact, care or custody of a CYP
- permitted under any special condition of the P.O.
- necessary for purposes of attending an FGC
- necessary to attend Court etc
