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Legitimacy and effective policing responses to domestic and family violence (2024-2027)

Abstract

Domestic and Family Violence is a problem of epidemic proportions. This project aims to significantly improve police legitimacy and effectiveness by examining for the first time how capacity, police capability and conducive police culture operate individually and interact collectively to inform practice and survivor outcomes. Expected outcomes include the delivery of robust empirical evidence derived from new theoretical and methodological approaches on how these critical factors intersect collectively, and a comprehensive practice framework that identifies the tipping point of critical components for effective responses. The expected benefit will be improved policing responses to domestic and family violence nationally and internationally.

Experts

Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

Associate Professor
School of Social Science
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Sarah Bennett
Sarah Bennett

Professor Lorraine Mazerolle

Professorial Research Fellow
School of Social Science
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Lorraine Mazerolle
Lorraine Mazerolle