PI.17.08
The PIPA project: Positive Interventions for Perpetrators of Adolescent violence in the home
March 2020
Perpetrator interventions strategic research priority 3.3:
Models to address diversity
The overarching aim of the Positive Interventions for Perpetrators of Adolescent violence in the home (PIPA) project was to address a gap in knowledge concerning adolescent violence in the home (AVITH)—specifically, the initial legal response that adolescents and their families receive when their use of AVITH comes to the attention of the legal system.
The PIPA project examined legal and service interventions across three jurisdictions at different stages of legislative, policy and definitional development (Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania).
In this context, the project further aimed to:
- interrogate how (and whether) AVITH was being met with a legal response in legislative and service settings across the different jurisdictions
- explore overall awareness of AVITH across varied service and legal constellations
- explore the narrative behind AVITH: this included examining what had occurred in the lives of adolescents before, and at the time, that they had experienced a legal response, as well as what this response had meant for adolescents and their families once intervention had occurred.
The research involved focus groups and interviews across the three jurisdictions with participants from specialist family violence (including adolescent-specific) services; wider social and statutory services; and legal practitioners, court staff and police. Complementing this qualitative approach, a mixed methods review of legal case files from across the participating jurisdictions was undertaken.
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Project lead
Ms Elena Campbell, RMIT University
Research expertise
Ms Jessica Richter, RMIT University
Associate Professor Rob Hulls, RMIT University
Dr Helen Cockburn, University of Tasmania
Ms Jo Howard, Consultant
Practitioner expertise
Ms Tanya Langford, Peel Youth Services
Ms Rosy Jolic, Victoria Legal Aid
Ms Maureen Kavanagh, Legal Aid Western Australia
Ms Ariel Couchman, Youthlaw
Research partners
Establishment of a steering group including:
President of the Children’s Court of Victoria
Commissioner for Children and Young People
Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
Assistant Commissioner, Victoria Police, Family Violence Command
Family Violence Program Manager, Victoria Legal Aid
Executive Director, Jesuit Social Service
Sexual Assault and Family Violence Program Manager, Youth Justice, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Youth Justice Manager, Department of Health and Human Services
Family Violence Program Manager, YouthLaw
CEO, Women’s Legal Service
Executive Director or Policy Officer, Domestic Violence Victoria
CEO or Policy Officer, No to Violence
Budget
$168,221
Funded by Commonwealth Department of Social Services.
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