May 09, 2023
Corrections takes on family violence strategy
The department at the sharp end of the consequences of family and sexual violence has released a strategy to address the issues.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says it’s in response to a call from Marama Davidson, the Minister for the Elimination of Family and Sexual Violence, for all government agencies to have their own strategy.
He says Corrections deals with a lot of people who have been either the perpetrators or the victims of family and sexual violence – or both.
“It’s important Corrections does have a strategy to deal with it both for the perpetrators but also to support those people in their care who are survivors of family and sexual violence and it’s just a fact that almost every wahine in our Corrections system has been a survivor of family or sexual violence so we must make sure we are supporting them appropriately,” Minister Davis says.