Report Summary
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs.
Family violence has been described by policy makers as a ‘wicked’ problem, where the term ‘wicked’ is taken to mean that it is difficult to resolve, with no silver bullet solution (Neave, 2018). Indeed, despite the significant gains of the past five decades, policy responses have been insufficient to reduce the prevalence and severity of family, domestic and sexual violence. Such violence is, on the contrary, increasing in incidence and severity.
