Domestic Violence Against Men

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The Australian Government should allocate more funding to decrease domestic violence against Australian men. New South Wales Law dictates “Domestic and family violence takes many forms. It involves violent, abusive or intimidating behaviour carried out by a partner, carer or family member to control, dominate or instil fear. It doesn’t have to be physical abuse. It can be emotional, psychological, financial, sexual or other types of abuse.” (NSW Police, 2013). Domestic Violence impacts on many people in all kinds of ways. It is not only the victim, but the whole community who experiences the effects of Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence causes more ill-health than high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and premature death. Domestic Violence costs the government $8 billion dollars per year. Statistics show that one out of three victims are male who will experience Domestic Violence at some stage in their life (Southern Adelaide Health Service, 2008) The Australian Government must allocate more funds for the reduction of domestic violence against men. The Australian Government must provide funding for education and the training of police and intervention officers to bolster the support of those at the frontline. Men’s experiences as victims of family violence are different; this is why the Australian Government should implement funding into men’s experiences to improve data collection and by providing specialized short and long term respite centres. Despite legal mechanisms now in place, successful and effective responses to domestic violence is largely determined and influenced by attitudes of the criminal justice system, the police and the prosecution (Dwyer, 1995). The response is determined by what they believe to be legiti... ... middle of paper ... ....com.au/malevictims/> Southern Adelaide Health Service, 2008 Effects of Domestic Violence, Government of South Australia, accessed 5 November 2013, http://www.keepsafestaycool.com.au/effects_of_domestic_violence.htm Straus, M.A. (2004b).Women’s violence toward men is a serious social problem. IN D.R.Loseke, R.J.Gelles & M.M. Cavanaugh, Current Controversies on family violence (2nd ed.,pp 55-77).Thousand Oaks:Sage. Tjaden, P.,& Thoennes .N. (2000) Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey WAKIM, J 2013 Attitudes and opinions of police, service providers and community leaders to domestic violence in culturally diverse communities in Sydney,Australia, The New South Wales Police Ethics Research Foundation, accessed 9 November 2013, www.aic.gov.au/media_library/conferences/policewomen3/wakim.

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