Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Volume
19
Journal
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Issue
1
First Page
104
Last Page
117
URL with Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2010.543754
Abstract
Whilst high levels of concern about the prevalence of family violence within Indigenous communities have long been expressed, progress in the development of evidence-based intervention programs for known perpetrators has been slow. This review of the literature aims to provide a resource for practitioners who work in this area, and a framework from within which culturally specific violence prevention programs can be developed and delivered. It is suggested that effective responses to Indigenous family violence need to be informed by culturally informed models of violence, and that significant work is needed to develop interventions that successfully manage the risk of perpetrators of family violence committing further offences.
