Gathering evidence
Gathering family violence data helps to inform policies and programs and to measure performance in addressing the issue.
The Family Violence Database (coordinated by the Department of Justice) started in 2002. The database has provided reports on a cross-sector analysis from Victoria Police family violence incident reports, Victorian Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts finalised intervention order applications, and the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP).
The analysis provides a snapshot of the numbers and identifiable characteristics of people accessing these services for assistance in relation to family violence.
Read the Victorian Family Violence Database: Five Year Report.
The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearing House is a national resource on issues of domestic violence and family violence, including a state-based directory of resources, research database, news, links, publications, and library.
The GLOVE Project is a research project that will develop Australian local government policy that can take an integrated approach to violence prevention in both public and private space. Read more about the Glove Project.
Research and evaluation
We have received an Australian Research Council Linkage grant to research the family violence reforms in Victoria.
The project will document the development of inter-agency governance of family violence services, including by police, government and non-government organisations. It will examine women’s, children’s, men’s and practitioners’ experiences and decisions, and how practitioners work individually and in cooperation with others to deliver services to the victims of family violence, and to intervene with offenders.
The academic team includes Melbourne and Monash Universities. Professor Cathy Humphreys from Melbourne University is leading the project.
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