Perpetrators

03/03/2025 | Kate Fitz-Gibbon | Domestic and family violence, New publication, News Article, Police, Violence against women

‘He knows how to make sure that there is no evidence’: when your domestic violence abuser is a police officer

Ellen Reeves, University of Liverpool; Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, and Silke Meyer, Griffith University People experiencing domestic violence are often urged to report their abuse to police. But what if your abuser is a police officer? Our new research, drawing on 17 interviews with victim-survivors from two studies and published […]

11/08/2024 | Kate Fitz-Gibbon | Domestic and family violence, Domestic and family violence, Perpetrator Interventions, Perpetrators, Policy

Men’s behaviour change programs are key to addressing domestic violence. Our new study shows how we can improve them

Men’s violence against women in Australia is recognised as a national crisis. We urgently need to better understand what can be done to prevent it and intervene effectively. There is a need to hold perpetrators to account for their abusive behaviour. This is set out in the National Plan to end Violence against Women and […]

11/08/2024 | Kate Fitz-Gibbon | New research, Perpetrator Interventions, Perpetrators, Policy

New research released on engagement in perpetrator intervention programs

This week Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, in her capacity as a Professor at Monash University, has released the findings from Australia’s largest study of men’s engagement with behaviour change programs. This research found the current approach to working with men who use violence is missing opportunities to more effectively engage men in behaviour change, to keep […]

11/07/2024 | Kate Fitz-Gibbon | News Article, Perpetrators, Sexual violence

New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse.

Authored by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Hayley Boxall. Violence against women has been declared a national crisis in Australia. National Cabinet convened its first ever meeting focused solely on the issue in May. Framed by its commitment to delivering the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, state and federal governments have committed to […]

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