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Results for sexual assault (australia)
6 results foundAuthor: Quadara, Antonio Title: Sex Workers and Sexual Assault in Australia: Prevalence, Risk and Safety Summary: This paper provides a review of contemporary research on the sexual assault of sex workers in Australia. It focuses predominantly on the safety of sex workers in their work contexts. It aims to understand both what increases their vulnerability to sexual assault and what maximizes their ability to negotiate safe encounters, disclose sexual assault and access support services. Details: Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2008. 38p. Source: Issues No. 8 Year: 2008 Country: Australia URL: Shelf Number: 118304 Keywords: ProstitutesProstitution (Australia)Sexual Assault (Australia) |
Author: Parkinson, Debra Title: Supporting Victims Through the Legal Process: The Role of Sexual Assault Service Providers Summary: The secondary victimisation suffered by women in sexual assault court cases is well documented and is a factor in women's reluctance to report sexual assault. Over recent years, state, territory and national governments have attempted to minimise the negative impacts of the law. Tasmania, for example, has introduced initiatives to increase access to Legal Aid and court support for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The ACT has offered specialist training to police, prosecutors and victim support workers, with new legislation in 2008 providing victims with improved protection during the court process. In NSW, the Attorney-General's Criminal Justice Sexual Offences Taskforce developed 70 recommendations on ways to improve the responsiveness of the criminal justice system to victims of sexual assault. These government initiatives affirm a general awareness that women's experience of the criminal justice system must improve if more women are to pursue justice through the courts. This Wrap examines one initiative to improve women's experience the criminal justice system through the provision of support for victims throughout the process. It is informed by consultations with sexual assault counsellors who have worked extensively in helping women navigate the legal system, and by other key informants. It draws on their expertise to distil strategies for effective practice. The case studies at the end of this publication illustrate a range of initiatives designed to improve justice outcomes for victims of sexual assault. Details: Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2010. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: ACSSA Wrap No. 8: Accessed December 2, 2010 at: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap8/w8.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap8/w8.pdf Shelf Number: 120342 Keywords: RapeSexual Assault (Australia)Victim ServicesVictims of Crimes |
Author: Clark, Haley Title: Insights Into Sexual Assault Perpetration: Giving Voice to Victim/Survivors' Knowledge Summary: Significant proportions of women in Australia have been sexually assaulted: national victimisation surveys consistently estimate that around one in six women experience sexual assault from the age of 15.1 At local, state and national levels, reducing the incidence of sexual violence is a pressing concern and a core focus of policy development. However, those responsible for developing prevention strategies face the challenge that there is a lack of knowledge about sexual offending. Research has established that women are primarily assaulted by people they know, often in contexts of trust and familiarity. We also know that this acts as a barrier to disclosing sexual assault and many offences therefore remain hidden. Few victim/survivors report offences to police and fewer still see their perpetrator convicted. Most of what we know about male sexual offenders is based on the small minority who have been detected. The research base suggests that these men may not be representative of undetected offenders or the types of sexual offences regularly perpetrated. To date, the sexual offending literature has emphasised instances involving adult sexual assault where perpetrators and victims know each other. Relatively little is known about the situational circumstances in which sexual assault occurs, the factors that facilitate or inhibit it occurring, the use of strategies by offenders, and how these aspects all fit together. The Giving Voice project adds to our understandings of sexual offending by asking victim/survivors how the sexual assault(s) they experienced happened; what factors they thought facilitated it; and what strategies, behaviours and tactics perpetrators used to offend against them. Building the evidence on how sexual assault occurs, and particularly the strategies used by men to perpetrate, can assist in the development of prevention initiatives. Details: Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2010. 68p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report No. 18: Accessed December 15, 2010 at: http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/resreport18/rr18.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/resreport18/rr18.pdf Shelf Number: 120520 Keywords: RapeSex OffendersSexual Assault (Australia) |
Author: Quixley, Suzi Title: The Right to Choose: Enhancing Best Practice in Responding to Sexual Assault in Queensland Summary: This report proposes an evidence-based, holistic response to sexual assault in Queensland. It advocates a system designed to enable Queensland to move toward the reduction, and ultimate elimination, of sexual violence. This requires viewing sexual assault as primarily a social, rather than an individual or medical, problem. Details: Brisbane(?): Queensland Sexual Assault Services, 2010. 67p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 11, 2011 at: http://www.communitydoor.org.au/sites/default/files/Right%20to%20choose%20final%20pdf%20with%20covers.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.communitydoor.org.au/sites/default/files/Right%20to%20choose%20final%20pdf%20with%20covers.pdf Shelf Number: 122360 Keywords: RapeSexual Assault (Australia)Sexual ViolenceVictim Services |
Author: Quadara, Antonia Title: What is Effective Primary Prevention in Sexual Assault? Translating the Evidence for Action Summary: This Wrap from the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault provides an evidence-based summary of the key issues involved in program design in primary prevention initiatives. It is targeted at those working in the policy and program development areas of sexual assault prevention. Its purpose is to assist decision-making about what primary prevention is, and isn’t, and what elements are required for primary prevention to be effective – drawing on information from sexual assault and other fields of primary prevention. Details: Melbourne, Australia: Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2012. 16p. Source: ACSSAwrap No. 11: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap11/w11.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap11/w11.pdf Shelf Number: 126768 Keywords: Crime Prevention Programs (Australia)Primary PreventionSexual Assault (Australia) |
Author: Tarczon, Cindy Title: The Nature and Extent of Sexual Assault and Abuse in Australia Summary: This ACSSA Resource Sheet summarises the available statistical information about the nature and extent of sexual assault and abuse in Australia. It draws on Australian data sources, and provides information on the prevalence of sexual violence as well as characteristics of victimisation and perpetration. Because sexual assault and abuse are significantly under-reported in these data sets, this Resource Sheet describes the limitations associated with these collections. It also describes how we can use data that examine sexual victimisation in high-risk populations. Details: Melbourne: Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault, 2012. 15p. Source: Internet Resource: ACSSA Resource Sheet: Accessed January 23, 2013 at: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/sheets/rs5/rs5.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/sheets/rs5/rs5.pdf Shelf Number: 127365 Keywords: RapeSex OffensesSexual AbuseSexual Assault (Australia)Sexual Violence |