Domestic and sexual violence in Australia: Current evidence and the potential role of forensic science.

Bronte Hall, Brendan Chapman

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Review in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Bronte HallSchool of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

Brendan ChapmanSchool of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Violence perpetrated against women in Australia is being referred to as at crisis point. The

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Australian national plan for violence against women and childrenCrime scene investigationForensic scienceIntimate partner violenceSexual violenceVictim-survivor

Identifiers

PMID41736924

DOI10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100665

PMCPMC12926565

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