The New Zealand Taskforce for Action on Violence within Families recognises that to achieve zero tolerance and healthy relationships individuals, agencies and government departments must work cooperatively, with close involvement from whanau, hapu and iwi.

This paper examines the limited research available on sexual violence within and against gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer communities.

This research brief assesses the effectiveness of U.S. information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010, with particular attention to how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences. Key findings include: Efforts to win the support of the Afghan population for U.S. and allied military operations have had mixed success. The most successful...

This briefing paper describes sentencing outcomes for adult offenders convicted of the offence of homicide and related offences between 2009 and 2010 in the NSW Criminal Courts. Aim: To describe the penalties imposed on convicted homicide offenders Summary: The average age of an adult offender convicted of homicide in NSW during the years 2009 to...

This Policy Brief documents current research findings about children’s mental health; it suggests the need for increased awareness of children’s mental health concerns and emphasises the importance of early prevention and intervention. In Australia, there has been significantly increased awareness of mental illness and a major increase in available funding. However, mental health in early...