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Naming and shaming domestic violence perpetrators doesn’t work to keep women safe. Here’s why

  • Written by Hayley Boxall, Research Fellow, Australian National University

Recent survey results show 25% of Australians agree that women who do not leave abusive relationships are partly responsible for the abuse continuing. This stubbornly common attitude demonstrates that victim-survivors are still being held responsible for the abuse they experience and for keeping themselves safe.

However, this is starting to change....

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