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risk management

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the process by which all relevant authorities manage the safety risks identified in a risk assessment.

These activities may be directed towards victims (e.g. safety planning), perpetrators (e.g. using police powers to pursue, detect and disrupt offending behaviour) or in combination.

Additional notes and information

Sources

Robinson, A. L., Myhill, A., Wire, J., Roberts, J., & Tilley, N. (2016). Risk-led policing of domestic abuse and the DASH risk model. What Works: Crime Reduction Research. Cardiff & London: Cardiff University, College of Policing and UCL Department of Security and Crime Science.

Relations

Related term:
offender management, protection order, protective measures, repeat victimisation, risk assessment, safety planning, specialised services for women
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1663?lang=en
Filed under: 
Decision-making and power
Gender roles and relations

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.