In light of the current issue of ipv and crimes against women,briefly discuss what the implications will be for the police,the court and correctional services
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Countless women throughout the world are victims of different forms of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV is known to adversely affect victims, offenders, children, families, future relationships and society in general (see for example Conradi, 2004). IPV is also associated with social problems such as child abuse and neglect, harmful and/or hazardous use of alcohol and other drugs, and numerous conditions including mental illness, attempted suicide and homelessness (Epstein, 2002; Guggisberg, 2009b). The annual cost of these social ills to Australia, according to the Office of the Status of Women (2004), was estimated to be $8.1 billion in 2002- 2003.
As IPV is complex and multi-faceted, no definition of IPV is universally accepted. The Office of the Status of Women (2004), however, defines IPV as occurring “when one partner attempts by physical or psychological means to dominate and control the other” (p. 3). For our purposes here, we define IPV similarly, drawing attention to the fact that often various forms of violence and abuse are used together (Guggisberg, 2009b).
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