Guidelines for Health Personnel to Deal with Violence Against Women (The report)
Data available on
Perpetrator
Background information
No information collected on Background information
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
No information collected on Background information
Relationship with victim/perpetrator
Incident description by witness
Children witnessing IPV incident
Incident
Code system used
No information available
Description of incident
- Date/time
- Harm/injuries
- Location
- Type of violence
Date and time of the incident, length, exact description of actual situation, form of violence, detailed medical anamnesis (specific survey for sexual violence and other forms of violence), physical, psychological and sexual harm, secures all evidence.
Protection order
Civil justice data
Incident respond resources
- Human resources
- Financial resources
- Other resources
Prosecution process
This administrative data source does not collect information on Prosecution process
Outcomes
Perpetrator
N. of cases resulting in arrest
Probation
Bail/remand
Prisons
Victim
Death as result of incident
Characteristics
Storage System
- In paper form
- Electronically (single files)
- Electronically (database)
Frequency of updating
Quality assurance process
Two standardized forms are used by medical personnel in Austria to document cases of Violence against Women: "Untersuchungsbogen für erweiterte Verletzungsdokumentation" (form in order to document injuries following violence) and "Untersuchungsbogen für Opfer nach Sexualdelikt" (Form for Victims of sexual violence).
Comparability
- Geographical
- Over time
- None
Timeliness
Immediately
Recorded immediately as hospitals/doctors are often the first and only people that victims come to (physical evidence has to be secured immediately).
Current developments
No information available
Relation with third parties
Reporter
- Victim
- Witness
- Offender