Young Australians and Domestic Violence

Author: David Indermaur Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology Publication: Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No.195 Document Date:                  February 01, 2001 Category: Family Relations > Parental Conflict Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Dating Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction Crime And Violence > Domestic Violence/Abuse Crime And Violence > Spouse/Partner Abuse   This paper discusses how witnessing parental domestic violence impacts children and adolescents. It concludes that being a witness to such abuse is the strongest predictor of  violence in a young person's own dating relationships. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link