On 20 November 2014, Dr Chris Atmore took part in ‘The Great Debate – Is Family Violence a Crime?’, held at the Drum Theatre in Dandenong and organised by Outer South Peninsula Integrated Family Violence Partnership.
In considering whether family violence should be treated as a crime, I’m going to be slightly provocative and suggest that if this means taking a traditional ‘law and order’ approach, family violence shouldn’t be treated as a crime. Continue reading
Tamar Hopkins (3rd from right) and her winning Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre team with Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass (third from left) at the 2014 Tim McCoy Award Dinner.
Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre has taken out the prestigious 2014 Tim McCoy Award for its work redressing police violence – in particular in the case of Corinna Horvath, which this year was subject to a UN Human Rights Committee complaint in which Ms Horvath was represented by the centre. Continue reading
