Research to policy and practice Perpetrator interventions in Australia: Key findings and future directions
This paper showcases key findings and future directions from Landscapes (state of knowledge) paper Perpetrator interventions in Australia – part one and two.
An Australian first, this state of knowledge paper maps the pathways and interventions for perpetrators of DFV and sexual assault through civil and criminal legal systems; and examines the responses and service systems currently available to DFV and sexual assault perpetrators in each jurisdiction.
The paper finds there is a need for extensive further research on what works and for whom in the Australian context. Four key areas for further investigation were identified: 1) systems effectiveness; 2) effectiveness of interventions; 3) models to address diversity of perpetrators; and 4) interventions developed by, with, and for Indigenous communities.
Publication details
This work is part of the ANROWS Compass series. ANROWS Compass (Research to policy and practice papers) are concise papers that summarise key findings of research on violence against women and their children, including research produced under ANROWS’s research program, and provide advice on the implications for policy and practice.
Authors
DR ERIN MACKAY
Research Manager, ANROWS
MS ALTHEA GIBSON
Consultant
MS HUETTE LAM
Senior Research Officer, ANROWS
DR DAVID BEECHAM
Senior Research Officer, ANROWS
ISBN: 978-1-925-372-16-8 (print) 978-1-925372-17-5 (online)
13 pp.