Factsheets on Victim Details (No official name)
Data available on
Perpetrator
Background information
No information collected on Background information
Relationship with victim
This means that this kind of information is not recorded by this data source.
Re-offending
Witness
Background information
- Age
- Sex
- Nationality
- ID
- Name
- Ethnicity
- Marital status
- Dependants
Not systematically, only if witness is the one seeking help / reporting to the organisation. Description of witness (only sometimes, not a requirement)
Relationship with victim/perpetrator
Incident description by witness
Children witnessing IPV incident
Incident
Code system used
- Specific to organisation
SHN categories of offenses
Description of incident
- Date/time
- Harm/injuries
- Location
- Type of violence
Support services, specific offense (criminal code article), type of violence (rape, sex assault or stalking).
Protection order
Whenever a case of domestic violence is referred to the SHN for judicial support, often information like this is recorded in the database, but is not done in systematic matter.
Civil justice data
Incident respond resources
No information collected on Incident respond resources
There is a special separate database (social kaart) which includes all the social and support services the SHN refers victims and witnesses of VAW to.
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)
Sometimes court data is included, especially when the SHN provides for judicial support to victims of domestic violence. However there are no strict requirements as to what should be recorded in this regard, it is more a narrative in order to help the client best. (to track the happenings)
Defendant pleas/verdicts
No information collected on Defendant pleas/verdicts
Average time case through criminal justice system
Outcomes
Perpetrator
N. of cases resulting in arrest
List of offenses
It is rather the criminal code article the person is victim of/witnessed. It is not necessary for the offender to be charged/ the victim to press charges.
Victim
Death as result of incident
Characteristics
Storage System
- In paper form
- Electronically (single files)
- Electronically (database)
Frequency of updating
Quality assurance process
No information available
Comparability
- Geographical
- Over time
- None
Timeliness
Immediately
It is recorded straight after an event has occurred / when police reports the case.
Current developments
No plans.
Relation with third parties
The CBS, not clear which part is being used. In any case totals of cases for each criminal offense.
Reporter
- Victim
- Witness
- Offender
Police