In the 1970s, the silence sourrounding sexual and domestic violence was broken and feminists demanded services to address the problem. In the 1980s, governments funded community programmes to provide services for victims. The 1990s saw a backlash against the victims of sexual violence and services provided for their support. This text assesses the state of play with sexual and domestic violence. It examines the effectiveness of current services in the context of both Australian and international law and policy. It looks at innovative developments in practice and research, and outlines strategies which are proving successful in supporting victims and addressing offenders' accountability and responsibility.
Author(s): Jan Breckenridge, Lesley Laing
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 317
Title page......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Contributors......Page 13
Introduction......Page 19
1 Subjugation and Silences: the role of the professions in silencing victims of sexual and domestic violence......Page 24
2 'Walking on eggshells': child sexual abuse allegations in the context of divorce......Page 51
3 Justice delayed is justice denied: the experiences of women in court as victims of sexual assault......Page 65
4 Having her day in court? Violence, legal remedies and consent......Page 77
5 The case of the too hard basket: investigating the connections between 'ethnicity', 'culture', and 'access' to sexual assault services......Page 87
6 Systems that silence: lifting the lid on psychiatric institutional sexual abuse......Page 104
7 Recovered memories of sexual abuse: the science and the ideology......Page 121
8 A different balance altogether? Incest offenders in treatment......Page 155
9 Truth or fiction: men as victims of domestic violence?......Page 171
10 A forgotten group: working with adolescent survivors of sexual assault......Page 181
11 The courage to hear: working with people experiencing dissociative identity disorder......Page 199
12 Giving children a voice: the challenge of disability......Page 215
13 Melva's story: an Aboriginal approach to preventing child sexual assault......Page 233
14 Child protection: does community matter?......Page 240
15 A comprehensive approach: the family safety model with domestic violence......Page 256
16 Redressing the balance: child protection intervention in the context of domestic violence......Page 274
Notes......Page 287
Bibliography......Page 301
Index......Page 325
