Most women who commit family violence turn to verbal abuse, report finds

Women use violence for different reasons than men.

Australian research demonstrates that women reported for domestic and family violence behaviours were often responding to threatened or actual abuse.

Understanding the different motivations and dynamics of women’s use of force is fundamental if we are to address the criminalisation of women.

Women are the fastest growing prison population – and the majority of women in prison are victims of domestic and family violence.

📣 It’s time our criminalised women received a specialist response to offending underpinned by experiences of family violence.

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