NCJ Number
34178
Date Published
1975
Length
18 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TOPICS AND ISSUES PRESENTED AND RAISED BY SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS AT THIS SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIEN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY IN APRIL OF 1975.
Abstract
THE SEMINAR REPEATEDLY RAISED QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ROLE DEFINITIONS OF MAN AND WOMAN IN SOCIETY. THESE DEFINITIONS WERE REGARDED AS BEING CONDUCIVE TO SITUATIONS IN WHICH WOMAN WAS VULNERABLE TO PHYSICAL ABUSE ON THE PART OF MAN AND THEREFORE NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED OR CHANGED. RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WERE SEEN AS THE MOST COMMON RESULTS. IT WAS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE IN THE SHORT TERM TO SEEK LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN RESPECT OF THESE TWO GROUPS AND TO REQUEST THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM. THE CHANGES AND SERVICES REQUIRED ARE OUTLINED BOTH IN THE REPORT AND IN THE SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)