Little is known in Australia about the perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV), their patterns of perpetration, the risk factors for the use of violence, or potential points of intervention. Much research has focused on the people who experience violence, and while this is crucial, we also need research on the people who commit it. National and state prevention strategies emphasise the need to address the perpetration of DFSV if we are to end violence against women and children within a generation. Yet at this point there is little systematic data on the perpetration of DFSV.
This project directly addresses these research gaps. It contributes to the Australian and international evidence base on the perpetration of domestic, family and sexual violence. Using New South Wales as a proof of concept to start building a national picture of DFSV perpetration, the project involves a representative survey and an analysis of existing data sets to determine the prevalence of DFSV perpetration.
More information is available on the project website.
Funding
The project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, under the ANROWS grants program “People who use violence”. https://www.anrows.org.au/
Chief Investigator
