FV Reform Paper 3 Prosecuting [pdf, 521 KB]
...offences to fill gaps in the criminal law, and actions to better protect the safety of victims in court decision making. Family violence and the criminal law 4. For much of the twentieth century family violence was downplayed as a primarily private matter, and the criminal justice system reflected this. Attitudes subsequently shifted, with family violence increasingly seen as a public concern. Protection orders were introduced in the 1980s, in part to address the perceived limitations...