The first fortnight of public hearings of Australia’s royal commission has drawn to a close before resuming for a final fortnight of public hearings on Monday 3 August.
The focus on Friday was on perpetrators and how to intervene to stop them from continuing to abuse their victims.
While perpetrators of family violence can include women and men who abuse their partners, those who abuse their parents, parents who abuse their children, and siblings who abuse each other, the overwhelming majority of cases involve men perpetrating violence against women, the commission has heard.
Many insights into the motivations of perpetrators, as well as the influences that can prevent them or stop them from continuing their abuse, have been brought to the attention of the commission throughout the hearings so far.
Here are five key points...
[For more of this story, written by Melissa Davey, go to http://www.theguardian.com/aus...d-about-perpetrators]
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