Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
Report
Indigenous perpetrators of violence: prevalence and risk factors for offending
This report focuses on Indigenous perpetrators of violence and aims to quantify the prevalence and nature of violent behaviour, as well as examine empirical evidence on the relationship between violence and its associated risk factors.
Report
National community attitudes towards violence against women survey 2009: a summary of findings
This survey was conducted by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), in partnership with the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Social Research Centre, on behalf of the Australian Government.
Report
A right to respect: Victoria's plan to prevent violence against women 2010-2020
A Right to Respect, Victoria’s Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women, is a coordinated, whole-of-community framework that contains a comprehensive range of strategies to promote non violence, gender equity and respectful relationships throughout the community – for example in homes, workplaces, on the sporting field, and in schools.
Strategy
Living free from violence - upholding the right
Victoria Police strategy to reduce violence against women and children 2009-2014 demonstrates a public commitment by the police to improve their response to victims of family violence, sexual assault and child abuse. This includes a more effective response to perpetrators with decisive action and best practice investigative techniques that will ensure improved outcomes at court...
Report
Intimate partner abuse of women in a Central Queensland mining region
This paper provides a summary of research that examined the nature and prevalence of intimate partner abuse of women in Central Queensland's Bowen Basin region.