Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood
- Written by: Angelika Poulsen, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
ShutterstockIntimate partner violence is indisputably a crisis in Australia.
State and federal governments have invested heavily in family violence prevention. However, one area of violence prevention has until now been overlooked. A growing body of research has found a consistent link between experiencing corporal punishment from a parent –...