A number of inquiries into policing responses to domestic violence have highlighted the need to strengthen inter-agency collaboration to improve system responses and outcomes for survivors of #DFV. With this in mind, a research team led by Dr Jess Rodgers undertook an evaluation of the co-location of a domestic violence specialist embedded in a regional police station.  The abstract and link to the publication can be found in this blog.
Meet Helen Singh, Master Student on our ARC Project To Enhance Policing of Gender Violence
Meet Helen Singh is the successful candidate for Master Scholarship funded by the ARC DP team working on a project to enhance the policing of gender violence in Pacific Island Communities.
Improving the Policing of Gender Violence in the Global South: Masters research scholarship opportunity
Exiting research scholarship to conduct research on how to improve the policing of gender violence in Pacific Island Communities.
Workshop Recordings: Enhancing the Policing and Integrated Responses to Domestic and Sexual Violence
Workshop Recordings from the Enhancing the Policing and Integrated Responses to #DV & SV are now available: Welcome by Shannon Fentiman MP. Listen to the voices survivors, experts, domestic and sexual violence leaders and #QPS here.
Mirko Fernandez from United Nations Women talks about Gender Responsive Policing
Mirko Fernandez from United Nations Women, Geneva, zoomed in live to address the workshop on 21 October 2022 at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He spoke about The Handbook of Gender Responsive Police Service published in 2021 in collaboration with UNODC and the IAWP. The Handbook was developed by police for police to provide them with a practical guide to implementing gender responsive policing and putting in place accountability measures to track progress toward goals.
Should Australian States Trial Specialist Domestic Family Violence Police Stations?
After Coroner Bentley delivered her scathing findings of the police investigations into the murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children, as well as the murder of Doreen Langham by ex partner, she recommended that the State fund and trial specialist domestic violence police stations in Qld. Every party of the inquest into Doreen Langham, …