Salvation Army responds to Government's plans to measure family violence
The Salvation Army welcomes the Government's announcement it is taking a more comprehensive approach to reporting family
violence, which will be subject of new BPS targets.
However, reliance on existing offence reporting and recording processes mean it is likely to inadequate and seriously
under-count actual cases of family violence.
Only around one in 16 assaults show up in police records and New Zealanders deserve more comprehensive and reliable
figures to measure and understand the extent of a serious social problem.
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