About the Author

Annabel Taylor is a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury and director of Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, which is hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences. She acts as a consultant to both statutory and NGO organizations responding to violence. Marie Connolly is chair and head of social work at the University of Melbourne. She is a former chief social worker in the New Zealand government and has published extensively, including 10 books in her areas of scholarship.