Database (Kåbra)
Data available on
Perpetrator
Background information
- Age
- Sex
- Nationality
- ID
- Name
- Ethnicity
- Marital status
- Dependants
ID on the prosecuted. All other information only if relevant for the case.
Relationship with victim
This means that it is recorded whether there exists a previous relationship between victim and offender (e.g. family, intimate partner) or not (stranger).
Re-offending
Witness
Background information
- Age
- Sex
- Nationality
- ID
- Name
- Ethnicity
- Marital status
- Dependants
Information relevant for the case
Relationship with victim/perpetrator
Incident description by witness
Children witnessing IPV incident
Incident
Code system used
- Criminal justice
- Police
Criminal justice system and police use the same codes: Intimate partner violence: "9349";"9353";"0412"; Sexual assault: "0613";"0607";"0638"; Rape: "0648";"0649";"0660";"0661"
Description of incident
No information collected on Description of incident
Protection order
Risk assessments (SARA) if needed leading to protection orders.
Civil justice data
Only if relevant for the case. No systematic collection.
Incident respond resources
No information collected on Incident respond resources
Prosecution process
Stages of prosecution process
- Withdrawals of complaints
- Withdrawals of prosecution support
- N. of cases reported for each incident
- N. of cases initiated for each type of incident
- N. of cases referred to court
- Types of offense(s)
Time for case from entering to exiting the authority.
Defendant pleas/verdicts
- Guilty pleas
- Guilty verdicts
Average time case through criminal justice system
Outcomes
Perpetrator
N. of cases resulting in arrest
Charged with more than one offense
List of offenses
Probation
Bail/remand
Remand (bail system does not exist).
Prisons
Victim
Death as result of incident
Characteristics
Storage System
- In paper form
- Electronically (single files)
- Electronically (database)
Frequency of updating
Quality assurance process
The systematic documentation work with a given structure for documentation of decisions in itself guarantees quality of data. There are also guidelines and handbooks to support the documentation process and support personnel if there would be any problems.
Comparability
- Geographical
- Over time
- None
Timeliness
Each case is updated continuously since they are working files. When closing a case, surplus information is eradicated and only archive material can be found. The database is updated monthly with new information.
Current developments
There is a continuous quality improvement work within the authority but no major reforms underway.
Relation with third parties
Reporter
- Victim
- Witness
- Offender
DUR (Police system), Prosecutor might update/change information