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Strengthening Police Response to Domestic Violence

Online training that improves police authorities' responses & follow-up procedures regarding victims & perpetrators of domestic violence

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Police officers are often the first persons alerted to cases of domestic violence

However, domestic violence cases are often complex creating difficulties for officers & creating barriers to protecting victims & keeping perpetrators accountable

The EU funded TACTICS project was created to enhance the knowledge & capacity of police to overcome these difficulties

7 Training Modules

Key terms & legislation overview
Basic concepts & prevalence of violence & abuse, characteristics of domestic violence, EU & international legislation on domestic violence
Go to Module I
Coercive Control
Understanding coercive control as a system of exercising violence, its concepts, signs & tactics, as well as the impact of violence on the victim's mental & physical health
Go to Module II
Risk Assessment
How risk assessment should be used by the police to protect victims when investigating cases of domestic violence, risk management basics
Go to Module III
Multi-agency Collaboration
Models of multi-agency collaboration and their benefits in domestic violence response
Go to Module IV
Working with Women Victims & their Children
Trauma-sensitive approaches, barriers to reporting and supporting different victim needs
Go to Module V
Addressing perpetrators of domestic violence
Programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence, strategies that perpetrators use to try to manipulate the system and how to challenge them
Go to Module VI
Using Data & Digital Tools
Basics of predictive policing & its application in domestic violence cases and introducing how criminal justice & multi-agency data can improve DV investigations
Go to Module VII

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Co-funded by the CERV Daphne EC Program. Grant Agreement no. 101096908