Family Violence Initiative
Research
The Department of Justice Canada is actively involved in producing social
science research and statistical services for the Family Violence Initiative.
This research is used to support policy development in the area of family violence
to:
- increase understanding of family violence issues
- increase knowledge on effective interventions related to the
prevention and reduction of family violence
- inform policy analysis, development and decision making
Justice Canada's role is to:
- support research studies on family violence
- conduct and support research on applying the criminal law in cases of family
violence
- collect data and analyze survey results
- generate and distribute research and statistical reports on family violence
- conduct environmental scans on family violence
- work with the Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada on survey
design, collection and analysis of national survey data on family violence
Research Projects on Family Violence
Justice Canada has produced a range of research
products on family violence, including research reports, statistical reports
and fact sheets.
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