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Definition of domestic violence

All acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim.

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58 gender statistics indicators found

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  • Coronavirus puts women in the frontline

    … people with disabilities or older people are women (83 %). Domestic abuse increases in times of crisis These times of social isolation increase the risk of domestic abuse. Women in violent relationships are stuck at … role in contacting the police if they suspect that violence is occurring, especially when the victim is not able …

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    News article
  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area D - Violence against women: response and eradication

    … All EU Member States have criminalised some forms of violence against womenand, together with the EU institutions, … the scale of the phenomenon. At EU level, gender-based violence is a policy priority, as reflected in the strategy … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention); the EU …

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    Publication
    Topics
    • Violence
  • Highlights of the Gender Equality Index 2019

    … in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domestic work are highest between women and men living in … known to face significant health inequalities. Domain of violence Data on all forms of violence against women remains … on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (2011) has been …

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    Toolkit page
  • Tools and approaches

    … Risk assessment in the context of intimate partner violence is becoming increasingly widespread across the EU … research studies: the danger assessment (DA) (41), the domestic violence screening inventory (DVSI, DVSI-R) (42), the Kingston Screening Instrument for Domestic Violence (K-SID) (43), the spousal assault risk …

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  • References

    … E. (2012), ‘The dangerousness of danger assessment’, Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 17, No 5, pp. 65-69. (2) Beijing … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, CoE, Paris (available at …

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    Toolkit page
  • Areas for improvement

    … management by police. Risk assessment of intimate partner violence as a strategy to prevent future violence . Efforts to improve risk management by police may … manage ‘the dangerous patterns of behaviour that precede domestic homicide’ (83). Specialised police training on risk …

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    Toolkit page
  • Legal and policy framework

    … Risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence have been integrated into the EU legislative and policy framework on violence against women, making explicit the links between … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (39) (the Istanbul Convention), the first …

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    Toolkit page
  • Principle 5. Delivering a coordinated, multiagency response

    … States for effectively responding to intimate partner violence. These mechanisms may take the form of informal … The move towards integrated responses to intimate partner violence recognises the complexity of achieving victim safety … as debt/antisocial behaviour complaints are a result of domestic abuse and reframe so that the woman is not penalised …

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    Toolkit page
  • Principle 2. Introducing an individualised approach to risk management

    … and effective for all female victims of intimate partner violence. Improvement of risk management requires police to … victims are available: for example, police might use the domestic violence risk assessment for children (112) or the safe and …

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    Toolkit page
  • Principle 5: Considering children’s experiences of intimate partner violence

    … of children’s experiences of intimate partner violence including but not limited to their status as … immediate needs of children affected by intimate partner violence, and cases are referred to specialist children’s … intimate partner violence. Police could consider using the Domestic Violence Risk Assessment for Children (97) or the …

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    • Violence
  • 10. Conclusions

    … in unpaid care work, but even more strikingly in other domestic tasks. Only 34 % of men are engaged in cooking and … in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domestic work are highest between women and men who live in … and reproductive health services for Roma women. Domain of violence The limited availability of high-quality EU-wide …

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  • Collection of methods, tools and good practices in the field of domestic violence

    … methods and tools on protection and prevention of violence against women to enhance the effectiveness of gender … nine common criteria to identify good practice in domestic violence specifically. Methodological tools were also …

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    • Violence
  • Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: violence against women – victim support report

    … statistics, legislative and policy measures to address domestic violence, and frequency of prevalence surveys. It is based on … support services for women survivors of intimate partner violence in Member States. The report analyses and assesses …

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    Project
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    • Violence
  • Gender Statistics Database

    … in decision-making (women and men in decision-making) and Violence against women (Gender-Based Violence). EU policies … EU Funding Gender-based violence Intimate partner violence Domestic violence Violence by any perpetrator Physical … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence. Statistics on trafficking in human beings, …

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  • Female genital mutilation is illegal in Malta but girls are not safe

    … are still threatened by one of the most horrible forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this … turn away from the practice as a result of integration and domestic laws. In Malta, most Nigerians interviewed were …

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  • Reported cases of violence against women reveal only the tip of the iceberg

    … the authorities. Reported figures of intimate partner violence conceal how widespread it really is. In the lead up to the international day for the elimination of violence against women on 25 November, the European Institute … should be recognised as a specific crime, separate from domestic violence. Having a specific offence for intimate …

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    News article
  • The role of the judiciary in administrative data collection on intimate partner violence

    … Intimate partner violence is a recurrent form of violence affecting women in the European Union. Efforts to … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention). Data collected …

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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • The role of the police in administrative data collection on intimate partner violence

    … Intimate partner violence is a recurrent form of violence affecting women in the European Union. Efforts to … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention). The police play …

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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Gender Equality Index 2017: We cannot be silent about violence

    … Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the … show. Almost one in two women (47%) who have experienced violence have never told anyone, whether that be the police, … as a personal matter, with 15% of Europeans considering domestic violence to be a private matter, according to the …

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    • Violence
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  • Gender Equality Index 2017: Violence against women - the most brutal manifestation of gender inequality

    … Eradicating gender-based violence against women is a priority of the European Union … the leading regional legal instrument on gender-based violence: the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). Gender inequalities …

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    • Violence
    • Health

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