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meeera · 02-21-2020, 08:44 PM

Reading this article today about a woman and three small children incinerated by the ex-husband, I'm really struck by the contrast between the (Bourke) Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Programme and the "don't look weak" approach propounded in this thread.

Here is further discussion about the programme, which involves strong, consistent community support and intervention. Family violence is down 39%, and DV reoffending in over-26s down by nearly half.

So yes, a lot of violence can be prevented. But not by telling women to stop looking weak.

More here and here.

02-21-2020, 08:44 PM	#108
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,836 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Reading this article today about a woman and three small children incinerated by the ex-husband, I'm really struck by the contrast between the (Bourke) Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Programme and the "don't look weak" approach propounded in this thread. Here is further discussion about the programme, which involves strong, consistent community support and intervention. Family violence is down 39%, and DV reoffending in over-26s down by nearly half. So yes, a lot of violence can be prevented. But not by telling women to stop looking weak. More here and here. Last edited by meeera; 02-21-2020 at 08:46 PM.