Research outputs
2026
Experiences of Post-Separation Coercive Control: Family Law-Involved Victim-Survivors' Perspectives on Coercion, Litigation Abuse and Financial Impacts
Meyer, S., Reeves, E., Walklate, S., Fitz-Gibbon, K., & Chalmers, J. (2026). Experiences of Post-Separation Coercive Control: Family Law-Involved Victim-Survivors' Perspectives on Coercion, Litigation Abuse and Financial Impacts. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, 24 pages. doi:10.1177/10778012261484130
The respectED study protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based program to prevent dating and relationship violence among Australian adolescents
2025
LGBTQ plus domestic and family violence victim-survivors' experiences of remote court hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic: The gendered dimensions of safety, independence and visibility
Reeves, E., Iliadis, M., & Pfitzner, N. (2025). LGBTQ plus domestic and family violence victim-survivors' experiences of remote court hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic: The gendered dimensions of safety, independence and visibility. CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 25(5), 1344-1361. doi:10.1177/17488958231216561
Using a Queer Theoretical and Identity-Based Framework to Understand Bisexual Women's Experiences of Coercive Control
Reeves, E., & McGowan, J. (2025). Using a Queer Theoretical and Identity-Based Framework to Understand Bisexual Women's Experiences of Coercive Control. JOURNAL OF BISEXUALITY, 25(4), 719-748. doi:10.1080/15299716.2025.2514443
Queer(y)ing Civil Law Responses to Domestic and Family Violence
Reeves, E. (2025). Queer(y)ing Civil Law Responses to Domestic and Family Violence. doi:10.4324/9781003453925
Male victim-survivor views on the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia
Male victim-survivor views on the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Walklate, S., Meyer, S., & Reeves, E. (2025). Male victim-survivor views on the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia. CURRENT ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 17 pages. doi:10.1080/10345329.2025.2501356
Incredible Women: Legal Systems Abuse, Coercive Control, and the Credibility of Victim-Survivors.
Reeves, E., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S., & Walklate, S. (2025). Incredible Women: Legal Systems Abuse, Coercive Control, and the Credibility of Victim-Survivors. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, 31(3-4), 767-788. doi:10.1177/10778012231220370
‘The fact that he was a police officer was probably my Number 1 challenge’: Victim-survivor experiences of officer involved domestic violence in Australia
Reeves, E., Walklate, S., Fitz-Gibbon, K., & Meyer, S. (2025). ‘The fact that he was a police officer was probably my Number 1 challenge’: Victim-survivor experiences of officer involved domestic violence in Australia. Violence Against Women. doi:10.1177/10778012251319761
'It was Dangerous, Corrosive and Cruel but not Illegal': Legal help-seeking Behaviours Amongst LGBTQA plus Domestic and Family Violence Victim-survivors Experiencing Coercive Control in Australia
Reeves, E., McGowan, J., & Scott, B. (2025). 'It was Dangerous, Corrosive and Cruel but not Illegal': Legal help-seeking Behaviours Amongst LGBTQA plus Domestic and Family Violence Victim-survivors Experiencing Coercive Control in Australia. JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, 40(1), 27-38. doi:10.1007/s10896-023-00569-9
2024
The criminalisation of coercive control: A national study of victim‑survivors’ views on the need for, benefits, risks and impacts of criminalisation
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Walklate, S., Meyer, S., & Reeves, E. (2024). The criminalisation of coercive control: A national study of victim‑survivors’ views on the need for, benefits, risks and impacts of criminalisation. Australian Institute of Criminology. doi:10.52922/crg77673
Lived experiences at the intersection: Understanding the overlap of family violence and mental health for victim-survivors and consumers in Victoria, Australia
Macafee, A., & Reeves, E. (2024). Lived experiences at the intersection: Understanding the overlap of family violence and mental health for victim-survivors and consumers in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Criminology, 57(2), 221-239. doi:10.1177/26338076231213090
Exploring the outcomes of divergent approaches to the policy making process: Domestic violence disclosure schemes and perpetrator registers in Australia
Walklate, S., Reeves, E., Fitz-Gibbon, K., & Meyer, S. (2024). Exploring the outcomes of divergent approaches to the policy making process: Domestic violence disclosure schemes and perpetrator registers in Australia. feminists@law; an open access journal of feminist legal scholarship, 13(1). doi:10.22024/UniKent/03/fal.1262
Informed and safe, or blamed and at risk? Examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes in Australia and New Zealand
Walklate, S., Reeves, E., & Fitz-Gibbon, K. (2024). Informed and safe, or blamed and at risk? Examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes in Australia and New Zealand: Informed and safe, or blamed and at risk? Examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes in Australia and New Zealand. doi:10.26180/25669704
Exploring the Outcomes of Divergent Approaches to the Policy Making Process: Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes and Perpetrator Registers in Australia
Exploring the Outcomes of Divergent Approaches to the Policy Making Process: Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes and Perpetrator Registers in Australia
'We're not the polite police': LGBTQ+ domestic and family violence victim-survivors' experiences with legal actors when seeking help via the civil protection order system in Australia
Reeves, E. (2024). 'We're not the polite police': LGBTQ+ domestic and family violence victim-survivors' experiences with legal actors when seeking help via the civil protection order system in Australia. In Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse (pp. 169-184). doi:10.4337/9781035300648.00017
2023
Domestic and family violence, coercive control and exploring ideas and practices of prevention for migrants and refugees in Victoria
Reeves, E., Segrave, M., Vasil, S., Tan, S. J., & Stewart, E. (2023). Domestic and family violence, coercive control and exploring ideas and practices of prevention for migrants and refugees in Victoria: Domestic and family violence, coercive control and exploring ideas and practices of prevention for migrants and refugees in Victoria.
A Culture of Consent: Legal Practitioners' Experiences of Representing Women Who Have Been Misidentified as Predominant Aggressors on Family Violence Intervention Orders in Victoria, Australia
Reeves, E. (2023). A Culture of Consent: Legal Practitioners' Experiences of Representing Women Who Have Been Misidentified as Predominant Aggressors on Family Violence Intervention Orders in Victoria, Australia. FEMINIST LEGAL STUDIES, 31(3), 369-390. doi:10.1007/s10691-022-09506-5
Victim-survivors’ views on and expectations for the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia: Findings from a national survey
Reeves, E., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S., & Walklate, S. (2023). Victim-survivors’ views on and expectations for the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia: Findings from a national survey: Victim-survivors’ views on and expectations for the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia: Findings from a national survey. Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre. doi:10.26180/22309345
The Criminalization of Coercive Control: The Benefits and Risks of Criminalization From the Vantage of Victim-Survivors
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Walklate, S., Meyer, S., & Reeves, E. (2023). The Criminalization of Coercive Control: The Benefits and Risks of Criminalization From the Vantage of Victim-Survivors. In Criminalization of Violence Against Women Comparative Perspectives (pp. 21-42). doi:10.1093/oso/9780197651841.003.0002
“If It’s Good for the Goose, It’s Good for the Gander”: Perceptions of Police Family Violence Policy Adherence in Victoria, Australia
Reeves, E. (2023). “If It’s Good for the Goose, It’s Good for the Gander”: Perceptions of Police Family Violence Policy Adherence in Victoria, Australia. In Criminalization of Violence Against Women Comparative Perspectives (pp. 171-188). doi:10.1093/oso/9780197651841.003.0010
2022
‘Can’t you girls work this out?’: LGBTQ+ victim-survivors’ experiences of Victoria’s family violence intervention order system
Reeves, E., & Scott, B. (2022). ‘Can’t you girls work this out?’: LGBTQ+ victim-survivors’ experiences of Victoria’s family violence intervention order system. doi:10.26180/21530898
In control, out of control or losing control? Making sense of men's reported experiences of coercive control through the lens of hegemonic masculinity
Walklate, S., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Reeves, E., Meyer, S., & McGowan, J. (2022). In control, out of control or losing control? Making sense of men's reported experiences of coercive control through the lens of hegemonic masculinity. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 55(4), 451-467. doi:10.1177/26338076221127452
Explaining Victim Impact from Cyber Abuse: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Analysis
Vakhitova, Z. I., Alston-Knox, C. L., Reeves, E., & Mawby, R. I. (2022). Explaining Victim Impact from Cyber Abuse: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Analysis. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, 43(10), 1153-1172. doi:10.1080/01639625.2021.1921558
The potential introduction of police-issued family violence intervention orders in Victoria, Australia: Considering the unintended consequences
Reeves, E. (2022). The potential introduction of police-issued family violence intervention orders in Victoria, Australia: Considering the unintended consequences. CURRENT ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 34(2), 207-218. doi:10.1080/10345329.2021.2021721
National Plan Victim-Survivor Advocates Consultation: Final Report
Reeves, E., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Gelb, K., McGowan, J., Segrave, M., Meyer, S., & Maher, J. (2022). National Plan Victim-Survivor Advocates Consultation: Final Report: National Plan Victim-Survivor Advocates Consultation: Final Report. doi:10.26180/16947220
2021
Policies, procedures and risk aversity: police decision-making in domestic violence matters in an Australian jurisdiction
Meyer, S., & Reeves, E. (2021). Policies, procedures and risk aversity: police decision-making in domestic violence matters in an Australian jurisdiction. POLICING & SOCIETY, 31(10), 1168-1182. doi:10.1080/10439463.2020.1869234
The intergenerational transmission of family violence: Mothers' perceptions of children's experiences and use of violence in the home
Meyer, S., Reeves, E., & Fitz-Gibbon, K. (2021). The intergenerational transmission of family violence: Mothers' perceptions of children's experiences and use of violence in the home. CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, 26(3), 476-484. doi:10.1111/cfs.12830
'I'm Not at All Protected and I Think Other Women Should Know That, That They're Not Protected Either': Victim-Survivors' Experiences of 'Misidentification' in Victoria's Family Violence System
Reeves, E. (2021). 'I'm Not at All Protected and I Think Other Women Should Know That, That They're Not Protected Either': Victim-Survivors' Experiences of 'Misidentification' in Victoria's Family Violence System. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR CRIME JUSTICE AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, 10(4), 39-51. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.1992
Marginalized Women, Domestic and Family Violence Reforms and Their Unintended Consequences
Reeves, E., & Meyer, S. (2021). Marginalized Women, Domestic and Family Violence Reforms and Their Unintended Consequences. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.666
2020
Family violence, protection orders and systems abuse: views of legal practitioners
Reeves, E. (2020). Family violence, protection orders and systems abuse: views of legal practitioners. CURRENT ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 32(1), 91-110. doi:10.1080/10345329.2019.1665816