Criminal Justice System Response Paper

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Physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse it a tool many perpetrators use to exert control over their victims. In particular emotional abuse, which is a non-physical form of violence that is a lived reality for many domestic violence victims that has extensive lifelong repercussions. Emotional abuse consists of an extensive array of behaviours and actions consisting of: intimidation, control, isolation and manipulation of their victims (ABS, 2014). According to ABS (2014) statistics one in four (25%) of women have had an experience of emotional abuse since the age of 15. Alarmingly, “of the 392,000 women who had experienced emotional abuse by their current partner, almost half (46%) reported that they were constantly insulted to make …show more content…
The disrespectful treatment and put downs consisted of calling Rosie a “[…] slut” (Corbett, 2015, p. 111). In an attempt to combat this prevalence element three of It Stops Here (NSW): “accessible, flexible, person centred service responses that make the best use of resources” and element five “a strengthened criminal justice system response” was introduced (NSW Government, 2014, pp. 24 & 30). Through the third and fifth elements there has been a strong focus on safeguarding victims from “[…] further violence through the criminal justice system” (NSW Government, 2014, p. 24) and providing an adequate and principled response to victims’ needs, which entails assisting victims with issues they are experiencing as a result of the …show more content…
Gender structuring is socially produced, this becomes evident in male dominated workplaces such as in the police force. In these types of environments a close ‘brother’ type relationship is formed between men (Connell, 1995, p. 71). The bonding that takes place between these men often occurs at the expense of objectifying women (Connell, 1995, p. 71). There is an importance placed on the social and cultural aspects of being masculine in these types of environments to maintain the status