NCJ Number
139713
Date Published
1992
Length
84 pages
Annotation
This report presents figures and charts detailing the nature and extent of domestic assault cases in Australia in 1990-91 and 1991-92 and the processing of these cases in the court system.
Abstract
The ages and genders of the victims, the victim-offender relationship, and the elapsed time between different stages of case processing are shown. Other figures present the source of the complaint to the police, whether the defendant was present at the final hearing, the conditions included in court orders, breaches of court orders, bail for breaches of court orders, interpreter requirements, and whether the offender had previously been cited under current or former law regarding domestic violence. Figures and tables