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Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood

  • Written by Angelika Poulsen, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Intimate partner violence is indisputably a crisis in Australia.

State and federal governments have invested heavily in family violence prevention. However, one area of violence prevention has until now been overlooked. A growing body of research has found a consistent link between experiencing corporal punishment from a parent –...

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