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DomesticViolence, Gender Responsive Policing, Pacific Islands

Enhancing the Policing of Gender Based Violence in Pacific Island Communities

Kerry Carrington, Melissa Jardine, Helen Singh and Carla Chan Unger School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant issue in Pacific Island communities, where women report lifetime prevalence rates of violence ranging from 60 to 80 per cent (UNICEF, 2017). The Pacific Island of Fiji, which is …