RT Article
T1 A follow-up evaluation of a coordinated police-social services response to recidivist family violence
JF Journal of criminology
VO 56
IS 4
SP 456
OP 469
A1 Hamilton, Gemma
A2 Harris, Lisa
A2 McCook, Sarah
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1888371935
AB Coordinated multi-agency approaches are a key strategy for responding to recidivist family violence. This paper presents a follow-up quantitative evaluation of Alexis: a coordinated police-social services approach to recidivist and high-risk family violence piloted in Victoria, Australia. State-wide police data was collected for 75 perpetrators 20 to 36 months since case closure following Alexis intervention. Results indicated that 38 perpetrators (51%) had no further recorded incidents of family violence. The remaining non-mutually exclusive categories indicated that 17 (22%) had perpetrated family violence against the original Alexis victim in another location (outside the pilot catchment zones); 28 (37%) had perpetrated family violence against a different victim; and 8 of the prior two groups (11%) had perpetrated violence against both Alexis and non-Alexis victims. Those classified as low recidivists before intervention were less likely to have a further recorded incident of family violence during the follow-up period compared to high recidivists. Implications for police and policy-makers are discussed with reference to intimate partner violence and parent abuse by adult children.
K1 domestic violence
K1 Family Violence
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Policing
K1 Recidivism
K1 Social Services
K1 specialist unit
DO 10.1177/26338076231174667