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Transcript of Advisor Department for Criminal policy, Federal Public Service Justice of Belgium Freddy Gazan.
Advisor
Department for Criminal
policy,
Federal Public Service
Justice of Belgium
Freddy Gazan
Prevention of Domestic Violence
Workshop on early interventions
Content
1.Prevention of domestic violence?
2.Worldcafé, september 17, 2010
3.Prevention of domestic violence in Belgium
4.European collaboration
5.Towards an European policy: EU and CoE
6.Topics for discussion in workshop “prevention of domestic violence”
1. Prevention?
Primary: action to obviate violence before it occurs
> general population
Secondary: action to detect violence in time to terminate it at the earliest possible juncture
> (at-risk) individuals
Tertiary: action to prevent a renewed outbreak of violence or to soften the impact of violence
> afflicted individuals
2. Worldcafé, september 17
• Increase/change in approach, actions, methods, recognition, … of domestic violence
• Inspired by the Austrian model• Different solutions on professional secrecy (remain
difficulty) • Easy accessible system seems preferable (e.g. Dutch
model)• Multidisciplinary approach and case management• Need for better indicators for risk assessment,
methodological guidelines, early intervention with swift (re)action, protection order, (quasi-)compulsory treatment, …
3. Prevention of DV in Belgium• Primary prevention: local actions, national
action plan, gender equality, campaigns, school programmes, …
• Secondary: national action plan, circular public prosecution Taking DV serious: obligation of registration Early and swift reaction to violence Respect for victims (information, protection,
recognition) Referral to social services or shelters Multidisciplinary approach (police-justice-social
services)
3. Prevention of DV in Belgium
• Tertiary: Urgent provisional measures (Civil code)Praetorian probation or mediation (possibility for
treatment) Custody/conviction
4. European collaboration
EUCPN
European Protection Orderfacilitate co-operation between judicial or equivalent authorities of the Member States
the protection offered to crime victims should not be confined to a certain territory but should apply to victims wherever they go
> Applicable on victims of domestic violence
5. Towards an European policyStockholm programme: call for tackling violence
against women by existing instruments
Call for directive for combating violence against women
EU Strategy 2010-2015 for preventing and combating violence against women
5. Towards an European policyEuro barometer on the perception of domestic
violence against women
Conference 25-26 November 2010
Daphne programme
Link with Council of Europe: new convention
6. Topics of discussion
1. What options do EU countries have as early intervention measures? What works?
2. Barring orders: do they work? Are public prosecutors, police officials or mayors entitled for such orders or are judges needed?
3. Multidisciplinary approach: does collaboration between justice and social service work in daily practice or does it remain a plain theory?
