Practice guide Jun 2005
The law and sexual offences against adults in Australia
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Outlines those laws of evidence that have had significant impacts upon procedures in sexual offence trials and on victim-complainants' experiences.
Practice guide Jun 2005
Outlines those laws of evidence that have had significant impacts upon procedures in sexual offence trials and on victim-complainants' experiences.
Research report Feb 2013
Investigates how communication technologies facilitate sexual violence against young people and challenges this presents for the justice system
Practice guide Jul 2013
Considers whether forensic medical evidence is associated with positive legal outcomes and the role of forensic medical evidence in key decisions
Research report Nov 2013
This research report investigates whether children in regional areas experience a "tyranny of distance" or a "tyranny of disadvantage".
Practice guide Jun 2005
Review theoretical approaches to trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, and examines current legislative, policy and services responses.
Family Matters article Apr 1992
Using data from the Institute of Family Studies' Parents and Children after Marriage Breakdown study, the author examines the difficulties sole mothers encounter when they attempt to escape poverty by finding paid work.
Practice guide Nov 2013
Research summary aims to contribute to and clarify the debate around false allegations of sexual assault by providing a summary of recent literature
Practice guide Jul 2014
Reviews research on the link between alcohol and sexual assaults that are perpetrated in circumstances of socialising and sexual interactions
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article identifies the concepts of social cohesion and social exclusion as providing two theoretical frameworks whose relevance to Australian policy deserves greater exploration.
Policy and practice paper Dec 1995
Current issues of child sexual abuse, perpetrator characteristics, the "backlash" against child abuse, ritual abuse and prevention initiatives.