N OVEMBER 2025
Police Failure To Investigate Resulted In Misidentification
NormaOlive Brown is
feeling concerned in Bairnsdale .
Saturday 22 November 2025 Shared with Public https://www.police.vic.gov.au/predominant-aggressor Police failure to investigate resulted in misidentification. Police have a responsibility to investigate all reports of crime, including family violence-related criminal o ff ending, even if the alleged or suspected o ff ender is also an A ff ected Family Member (AFM). Victim survivors or AFM’S are most in need of protection from these behaviours. Identifying the predominant aggressor is crucial for keeping victims safe and holding perpetrators accountable. Police decisions impact the referrals to support services that victims receive. At every family violence incident, police are required to identify the predominant aggressor. Misidentification happens when police wrongly identify the predominant aggressor. ___________________________________________________ Some perpetrators actively manipulate police and the justice systems for their own advantage and as a continuing form of family violence. This is known as systems abuse— once a perpetrator has achieved success in manipulating systems against a victim survivor, they will continue to use this approach. The most e ff ective strategy for a perpetrator is to get the victim named as the perpetrator. —Professor Cathy Humphreys, The University of Melbourne, Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor. _____________________________________________________
MISIDENTIFICATION HAPPENS BECAUSE POLICE WRITE REPORTS BASED ON PERPETRATOR STATEMENTS. DOCUMENTED...POLICE DO NOT INVESTIGATE VICTORIA POLICE RECOGNISE MANIPULATION OF POLICE RESPONSE
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Maggie Marriott
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