We don’t shoot our wounded: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of family violence access to justice and access to services in the ACT

ACT Victims of Crime Coordinator (2009)
We don’t shoot our wounded: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of family violence access to justice and access to services in the ACT.
Canberra: ACT Government

This report investigates the extent to which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of family violence access the justice system in the ACT. Information is also provided on the accessibility, availability and use of family violence services by Indigenous victims in the ACT. The circumstances of, and the support available to, Indigenous crime victims is also examined and related Australian research is reviewed.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Further information:
  • View report (PDF – 2.6MB)
  • View website: Victim Support ACT
• Contact details:
  • Victim Support ACT, GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601, ph: 1800 8222 72, fax: (02) 6205 0177, email: victimsupport@act.gov.au