Innovative Justice Responses to Sexual Violence: A Global Analysis
Project Duration
2008 - 2011
Funding Body
ARC Discovery
Funding Amount
$432,000.00
Principal Investigators
Professor Kathleen Daly
Outline
Aligned with United Nations initiatives to end violence against women, Australian governments have emphasised that gender violence is a crime. This is correct, but the practical problem is what to do next. The project will benefit Australia by identifying innovative ways of responding to sexual violence that are practical, effective, and meaningful for victims’ justice needs and economically viable for government. In taking a global perspective, more imaginative responses to violence in Australian Indigenous communities will be identified. In studying countries where Australia has a security and peacekeeping presence, the role of those forces in maintaining security for women and children can be enhanced.
Any queries contact Professor Kathleen Daly, Project Manager k.daly@griffith.edu.au or 07 3735 5625.