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Police Circular No: 55/07 with regards to procedure in handling cases of domestic violence

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Country: Malta
Section:
Domestic Violence
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Intimate Partner Violence
Start date:
2007
Publication date:
01 January 2007
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

The Malta Police Force has developed guidelines with regards to procedure in handling cases of domestic violence. This guideline was circulated to all officers in the Malta Police through Circular no: 55/07. This circular refers to the effects of domestic violence on victims, it then explains that every member of the Police should give special and particular attention to the victims at the same time giving them support and solidarity. It brings to the attention of every officer the enactment of Domestic Violence Act and the definition of Domestic Violence (any act of violence, even if only verbal, perpetrated by a household member upon another household member and includes any omission which causes physical or moral harm to the other).

Relation: The Malta Police Force

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Website

Source

Domestic Violence Act

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Type:
Other
Creator/Author: 
The Malta Police Force
Contributor: 
The Government of Malta
Publisher: 
The Malta Police Force
Rights: 
Licensed
Language:
English
Coverage: 
Malta
Types of GBV:
Intimate Partner Violence
Format:
PDF file
Keywords:
intimate partner violence/domestic violence