New laws that came into effect on Sunday now grant police the power to issue family violence intervention orders 24/7 in a bid to afford greater protection to victims of family violence. Previously, police were only able to issue on-the-spot intervention orders for...
Henrietta Cook reports that not-for-profit organisation, Safe Futures Foundation, is trialling new safety measures with a handful of domestic violence victims throughout Melbourne. The trial sees victims equipped with duress alarms and the installation of CCTV cameras...
Victoria Police, VicHealth and the Australian Institute of Criminology report the following facts on domestic violence: Reports of family violence to Victoria Police rose from 35,600 in 2009/10 to 65,400 in 2013/14 Family violence is the primary contributor to...
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