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Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

  • Written by: Jessica Woolley, PhD Candidate in Criminology, Deakin University
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It’s relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor’s actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrators’ threats of self-harm.

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