… knowledge on VAW by collecting police and justice data on crime The overall objective of Swedish gender equality policy … policy. In this context the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet BRÅ) plays an important role by producing Sweden’s official crime statistics. The council is an agency under the Ministry …
… in 2011, with the aim to ensure that every victim of crime in Europe can receive the same level of rights, … regardless of their nationality and place where the crime occurred. The Directive also sets out practical … not all forms of gender-based violence are considered a crime and therefore not all victims will benefit from …
… committed against a non-consenting person, represents a crime of rape. Consent is not considered to have been given, if the crime is committed by violence, coercion or deceit, or is …