Domestic violence reports climbed by 30% last year, but police say that does not mean family violence is rising.
Instead it shows publicity campaigns are prompting more people to come forward.
“Over the last 10, 20 years I think there’s been a searchlight put on family violence as opposed to a torchlight, the doors of the home have been opened and family violence is being exposed,” says Grant Nicholls, the Assistant Police Commissioner.
Women’s Refuge though worries there is still not enough resources to help.
“It’s certainly major under funding and it’s one of the things we’ve been quite outspoken about,” says Heather Henare from Women’s Refuge.
King says she is encouraged that women are now reporting incidents of domestic violence in greater numbers.
“It is becoming clearer that women now have sufficient confidence in the police to report incidents of domestic violence.”
The increased number of violent offences is almost entirely driven by recorded family violence with 5,810 out of 6,252 extra offences being family-related, King says.
Extract from a longer article at http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1675988
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