… risk prediction to addressing the specific risks posed to victims of intimate partner violence and thereby preventing intimate partner violence (79). Victims’ individual assessment of their own risk . Recent research indicates that the assessment of risk by victims themselves is an important source of information, …
… assessment and consequent actions to support and protect victims. In the EU, the Victims’ Rights Directive (Directive 2012/29/EU) (34) is the … minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. It includes many provisions directly or …
… arrangements. Define responsibilities for referring victims back to multiagency bodies. Work with various … services organisation or of formal referral processes for victims that are under-pinned by negotiated working protocols … for the effective implementation of the provisions of the Victims’ Rights Directive (117). Participation by police in …
… cases of intimate partner violence should better ensure victims’ safety and keep perpetrators accountable. … accountability. Assign appropriate significance to victims’ assessments of risk. The processes of risk … When these critical outcomes of increased safety for victims and reduced reoffending by perpetrators are explicit, …
… of the reported crimes; the number, age and gender of the victims; the number of cases investigated; the number of … Member States in meeting the minimum requirements of the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Istanbul Convention, and to … should be disaggregated for different categories of victims to determine whether practice is better or worse for …
… and implement interventions aimed at preventing victims’ secondary victimisation. Recommendations for … of risk management strategies for diverse groups. Reflect victims’ individual characteristics in risk management … that are more appropriate and effective for all female victims of intimate partner violence. Improvement of risk …
… partner violence and can develop, with the contribution of victims and the collaboration of other relevant agencies, strategies that ensure victims’ safety from physical and psychological violence. … of intimate partner violence, and of how gender affects victims’ options and perpetrators’ behaviours, to inform …
… needs. Children are the largest population of vulnerable victims (95) of intimate partner violence. Children’s … It is critical to view children and young people as victims of intimate partner violence in their ownright. Their … be a priority both in the direct work of the police with victims and perpetrators and in the wider intervention system …
… specific safety risks and responding to the needs of victims of intimate partner violence) is prioritised over risk prediction. Victims who are in contact with the police are recognised and … violence places the rights, needs and concerns of female victims at the centre of any interventions to manage risk. A …
… ensure the following. Identification and assessment of victims’ individual safety needs is carried out on a … context of intimate partner violence, and to ensure that victims receive the most effective support possible to reduce … is not an end in itself but an entry point for female victims of intimate partner violence to the victim support …
… violence (106) to allow for the identification of repeat victims and perpetrators, monitor trends and track the … repeat reported victimisation statistics (relevant to victims and repeat offending); case tracking and attrition …
… understood by professionals, and communicated clearly to victims and perpetrators; be reinforced through multiagency … EU regulations, and protect the privacy and well-being of victims and their children. …
… agreements among different actors in order to ensure that victims have access to specialist support services as … strategies that respond to the individual needs of victims and their children; facilitate responses to violence …
… perpetrators controlling access to technology, monitoring victims’ online behaviour and cyberstalking. The use of risk … can have the unintended consequence of the risk of harm to victims and their children going unaddressed, despite the …
… between the victim and the perpetrator on women victims of intentional homicide, therefore the magnitude of … in any Member States’ criminal law. Figure 32: Women victims of intentional homicide by an intimate partner or … population, 2016 Note: Data related to the number of women victims of intentional homicide by family and relatives was …
… Parliament initiated binding legislation to protect victims and to prevent and prosecute trafficking. In 2012, … minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, including violence against women, were established through the victims’ rights directive. On a similar note, the European …