Now an SBS documentary series A searing investigation that challenges everything you thought you knew about domestic abuse
A searing investigation that challenges everything you thought you knew about domestic abuseWinner of the Stella PrizeDomestic abuse is a national emergency- one in four Australian women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question- why didn't she leave? We should be asking- why did he do it?Investigative journalist Jess Hill puts perpetrators - and the systems that enable them - in the spotlight. See What You Made Me Do is a deep dive into the abuse so many women and children experience - abuse that is often reinforced by the justice system that is meant to protect them. Critically, it shows that we can drastically reduce domestic violence - not in generations to come, but today.Combining forensic research with riveting storytelling, this fully updated edition of Jess Hill's acclaimed bestseller radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear and abuse in our homes.This is an essential resource for anyone who works with survivors and those at risk of experiencing domestic abuse.'A shattering book- clear-headed and meticulous, driving always at the truth'-Helen Garner'One Australian a week is dying as a result of domestic abuse. If that was terrorism, we'd have armed guards on every corner.'-Jimmy Barnes'The most important book of the last decade on one of the most critical issues in our time.'-Rick Morton
Jess Hill is an investigative journalist who has been writing about domestic violence since 2014. Prior to this, she was a producer for ABC Radio, a Middle East correspondent for The Global Mail, and an investigative journalist for Background Briefing. She was listed in Foreign Policy's top 100 women to follow on Twitter, and her reporting on domestic violence has won two Walkley awards, an Amnesty International award and three Our Watch awards.
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