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Lets not forget crimes other heartland the home
We do know there are significant gaps. Intervention orders against violent perpetrators are being breached, women and children are waiting months for crisis accommodation or long-term housing and too often the system turns a blind eye to those most at risk.
That partly explains why one woman is killed almost every week by a partner or ex-partner, according to national homicide figures. Or why every year, the Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service gets about 25,000 calls on its hotline - an average of 67 calls a day.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/lets-not-forget-about-crimes-other-heartland-the-home-20110618-1g944.html#ixzz1Pio7ifp6
Posted by Tessa Jetson on 19th June, 2011 | Comments | Trackbacks
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