Not
Just Court
Family violence in
rural New South Wales
Aboriginal women speak out
Elizabeth Moore
Published by the Centre for Rural
Social Research
December 2002
ISBN 1 86467 129 7
This project emerged in
response to issues raised by Aboriginal women in rural
towns of New South Wales, who contributed to focus group
consultations in which individual and professional users
of the New South Wales Chamber Magistrate and other Local
Court services described their experience of using those
services.
This report, in contextualising and summarising
participant contributions, could never do full justice to
the strong spirit of co-operation and support that marked
the information gathering process. Thus, every effort has
been made to accurately reflect participant comments and
ideas on the discussion themes.
While non-Indigenous policy makers might want the report
to recommend specific actions, that is beyond the
original scope of the project, which was to document the
concerns and ideas of Aboriginal women in inland rural
New South Wales. It is for others, particularly
Aboriginal women at the local and policy levels, to
consider how these ideas can inform the policy process.
To this end, the findings were submitted to the Abor
iginal Justice Advisory Council to assist its discussion
paper process on a New South Wales Aboriginal Justice
Plan (2002) and to the New South Wales Law Reform
Commissions review of the Apprehended Violence Order
Scheme (2002).
A copy of this report may
be downloaded (PDF format) from this website or obtained
from the Centre for Rural Social Research.
Cover
Contents
Executive Summary
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Background and Approach
Section 2 : Rural town profiles
Section 3: Family violence facts,
myths and fears
Section 4: Seeking safety
inhibitors, services and supports
Section 5: Formal justice responses
to family violence
Section 6: Not just court
additional measures
Appendix
References
http:www.csu.edu.au/research/crsr/research/njc_moore.htm
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