2011.Domestic violence was the exception, bucking the trend with a 3.3 per cent increase in Sydney and a 1.2 per cent increase statewide.aIt is great to see the majority of crime statistics falling or remaining stable, however, domestic violence remains a problem trending upwards,a Police ...
NSW government proposes suite of 'very tough' domestic violence changes Repeat domestic violence abusers will face additional prison time, while other serious offenders will be required to inform police of any online dating profiles they create, if a suite of legislative reforms are passed in th...
Students at Mount St Benedict College in Sydney's north-west have already been doing their bit to raise awareness about domestic violence. Last year they made a one-minute video which went viral — and is now being used by NSW Police in their education campaign. Lizzie, a 16-year-...
If any one of the above defences apply, the sexual act charge will be dismissed either in court by the Judge or earlier through police negotiations. What is sexual servitude? Sexual servitude is when a person provides sexual services and due to threats or the use of force isn’t free to ...
These data were extracted from the NSW Police Force’s Computerised Operational Policing System and provided by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. In the analyses below, we consider the following crime categories: Domestic violence (DV) related assault Non-domestic violence related assault...
This debate about the gendered nature of domestic violence (DV) has re-intensified over the past decade with police data from various countries documenting an increase in women identified as DV offenders. While there has been considerable research exploring the increase in women DV offenders overseas...
Code of Practice for the NSW Police Force Response to Domestic and Family ViolenceNSW Police Force