This article explores the influence of victim-survivors as change agents through the examination of the case of domestic and family violence advocate Rosie Batty. Utilizing public policy and criminological theories, and drawing from interviews with Batty and policy actors, the article examines the “Batty effect” and the convergence of factors that helped drive significant social and policy reforms in Australia. The article considers how Batty reflects characteristics of the policy entrepreneur and ideal victim, and how the sociopolitical context at the time provided the conditions for change. We conclude by exploring the implications for victim-survivor led policy change.

本文通过对家庭暴力倡导者罗西·巴蒂 (Rosie Batty) 案件的考察，探讨受害者幸存者作为变革推动者的影响。利用公共政策和犯罪学理论，并从对巴蒂和政策参与者的采访中汲取灵感，本文研究了“巴蒂效应”以及有助于推动澳大利亚重大社会和政策改革的因素的趋同。文章考虑了巴蒂如何反映政策企业家和理想受害者的特征，以及当时的社会政治背景如何为变革提供了条件。最后，我们探讨了受害者-幸存者主导的政策变革的影响。