Citation:
Tam J. Domestic violence categories under fire. South China Morning Post. 2013.
Date Published:
30 July, 2013Abstract:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1292868/domestic-violence-cat...
The police system for classifying domestic violence cases may be abetting family tragedies rather than preventing them, a women's group says. Association for the Survivors of Women Abuse said yesterday the police categories of "domestic violence" - which warrants urgent follow-up - and "domestic incident" - which doesn't - meant many marginal cases were being ignored.