Family Violence and Procedure

Question 1

The situation reponse model applies only to what sort of domestic relationships? (2)

Answer 1

• current and former initmate partners
• wider family relationships

Question 2

1. The DV Act 1995 extends domestic relationship to include what other sorts of relationships? (2)
2. What is it important to remember about these two relationships?

Answer 2

1. close personal relationships and flatmates
2. PSO can still be issued

Question 3

The police situational response to family violence can be broken down into two percentages. What are they?

Answer 3

• 70% Initmate Partner Violence (IPV)
• 30% other (includes wider family violence)

Question 4

What percentage of correlation have police confirmed between family violence and incidences of child abuse and neglect?

Answer 4

70% correlation

Question 5

What do police use to collect information about children present at a family violence occurrance?

Clue: form

Answer 5

Child Risk Factor form (CRF)

Question 6

An effective Police response to family violence is based on four core principles. What are they? (4)

Clue: Safety, CRI, A, WC

Answer 6

• Safety (of all parties and self)
• Collection of Risk Info (CRF and IPVF)
• Accountability (also intervention)
• Working Collaboratively

Question 7

1. What is the most common Family Violence Investigation police record?
2. How often are children present at family violence occurances?

Answer 7

1. Intimate Partner Violence (perpetrator mostly male)
2. Children are typically present at half of all FV occurances

Question 8

What do victims of family violence commonly suffer from? (2)

Answer 8

• low self-esteem & isolation
• fear of leaving

Question 9

Other that IPV and violence toward children, what are some other forms of family violence?

Answer 9

• Teen dating/Teen violence
• Elder abuse
• Honour based violence

Question 10

What are the ‘key process points’ in a FV investigation? (13)

Clue: I, I, R, I, AR, CA, P, ES, C, B, P, SI, M

Answer 10

• Initial response
• Investigation and crime scene exam
• Referral to CIB/CPT/CYF
• Interviewing witnesses and suspects
• Formally assessing risk and completing 1310
• Considering arrest
• Issuing PSO
• Ensuring safety, support and intervention
• Charging
• Bail
• Prosecuiton or case disposition
• Sharing info with other agencies
• Monitoring and evaluation

Question 11

When attending a family violence occurance, when must Police collect ALL ‘risk’ information? (2)

Answer 11

• Intimate partner Violence

an/or

• when children present
• (risk info is NOT collected in other cases)*

Question 12

What are the two forms used for collecting risk information for a FV occurrance?

Answer 12

• Child risk factor form (CRF)
• Intimate partner vulnerability factor form. (IPVF)

Question 13

When must risk forms be completed?

Answer 13

As far as practicable, must be completed at the scene

Question 14

Of the 20 child risk factors on the CRF what are the three ‘priority factors?’

Clue: evidence, needs, breach

Answer 14

• previous/current evidence of child abuse/neglect
• basic needs of children not being met
• breach of protection/family court order/PSO

Question 15

What are the five FV situations and which situations do the Child Protection Protocol apply to?

Answer 15

• Critical (fear physical harm/death)-CPP applies
• Serious Child Abuse-CPP applies
• FV Occurrence (1+ priority factors)-CPP not applies
• Other risk indicators case-CPP not applies
• Children present-CPP not applies