Evaluation of Waitakere & Manukau Family Violence Courts [pdf, 345 KB]
...processes, and additional days are scheduled when backlogs begin to develop. Both courts believed their operation is smoothed significantly because of the long-standing involvement of various people including judges, court staff, police prosecutors, probation officers, and, in the case of the Waitakere FV Court, programme providers and community victim advocates. Communication processes have therefore been well honed, and there is wide support for the philosophy of the FV Court. The extent t...