Victoria Police's first female Assistant Commissioner for Family Violence has vowed to fight domestic abuse committed by police employees and to remove barriers to women in the force.
Lauren Callaway is the first woman Assistant Commissioner, Family Violence and is determined to fight precursors to violence and coercive control, including gender inequality."I grew up in a family that separated in the 1980s which was a time when many things that happened were labelled under the one descriptor of 'unhappy marriages'. Those immediate years afterwards were extremely difficult from an emotional and financial perspective.
"[It] lies in convincing our male colleagues of the organisational benefits of having gender equality, fairness and heightened levels of respect and inclusion in our workforce. "I am the last person to appropriate the stories of the women in his life, but my sister's career is the one I admire most; [Jacqueline] has worked in the rape squad and the homicide squad and at every turn it was so much more difficult," said the now Assistant Commissioner.
"The good news is just as with the community, the majority of people are on board and do agree this is the right thing to do. We have a minority that's very strong, not unlike the broader community, they're absolutely wedded to what they believe is the idea [they are] the keepers of the flame. "I could not accept back then that only four of us deserved to get to that position – when it is exactly those roles that are needed to influence and drive culture change."she welcomed Ms Callaway's appointment: "In particular, we welcome the promotion of a woman with such relevant experience to such an important senior role within Victoria Police."
"If I put myself in the shoes [of an affected family member who works at Victoria Police] how confident would I be to come to work and declare family violence had occurred in my private life? Family violence offences in Victoria reached a record high in September. Since lockdowns began in April, police have made more than 26,071 contacts; more than 18,000 checks with affected family members and more than 7600 checks on high risk perpetrators. They identified 7000 family violence offences and charged and remanded 888 people.
Why not fight against the complete change in the legal process. Anyone in Australia can have a domestic violence IVO invoked on absolutely anyone immediately without a single shred of evidence, the whole system (male / female) is open to abuse, guilty until innocent
No matter how hard you try to push it, an apple does not equal an orange. Both are valued fruits. It's not equality at any cost that matters, it's complementarity. Until this is understood, bullshit will dominate.
Great article Thanks Wendy Touhy and all the best Lauren Callaway and Vic Police Important work
Another unelected politician in a uniform? Really?
As usual, psychological abuse and physical violence perpetrated by women against partners and children is ignored! Men, it's time to avoid marriage and living with a woman.
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