Introduction and evaluation of a clinical compulsory elective course on domestic violence (2022)
Authors: Paulina Juszczyk, Lisa Sondern, Bettina Pfleiderer
GMS J Med Educ 2022; 39(5):Doc56 (20221115)
Goal: Knowledge about domestic violence (DV) in medicine is often lacking, even though health professionals are often the first point of contact for victims of DV. A clinical compulsory elective course for medical students on DV was introduced to increase competencies and knowledge on DV.
Read the full article HERE
A Comparative Analysis of the Covid lockdowns and Domestic Violence in 8 European Countries (2022)
Speakers: Joachim Kersten, Þýski lögregluháskólinn
Policing and Society Conference on October 5 and 6, 2022, The Police Science Program at the University of Akureyri (Iceland)
Our project coordinator, Joachim Kersten, talked about the IMPROVE and IMPRODOVA project during this conference.
Download the full programme HERE
Domestic Violence and COVID-19 - The 2020 Lockdown in the European Union (2023)
Editors: Joachim Kersten, Michele Burman, Jarmo Houtsonen, Paul Herbinger, Norbert Leonhardmair
Provides comparative analyses of domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrates close research cooperation with law enforcement organizations with practice-oriented results. Draws finding from various responders to domestic violence, including law enforcement and courts.
Read the full article HERE
Handbook on combating domestic violence (2023)
Author: Thierry Delpeuch
The manual aims to provide both knowledge on the different forms of violence within the couple and on the practices professionals should be adopt to detect them better, deal with them and avoid their dramatic consequences.
Read the full article HERE
The Potential of Restorative Approaches in Domestic Violence Cases to Contribute to More Victim-Centred Responses – Based on the Experiences of Two Field-based Research Programs (2023)
Authors: Gabor Hera, Dora Szego
TEMIDA 2023, vol. 26, br. 3, str. 345-363
Goal: The article aims to discuss the opportunities for a restorative approach in domestic violence (DV) cases based on the results of two empirical research. After describing the victims’ perspective, we introduce the shortcomings of institutional frontline responses that hinder the effective prevention and fight against domestic violence. At the end of the paper, some local support initiatives for victims of DV are described. We examine the aspects of these initiatives that bring them close to the e restorative approach – although they do not explicitly label themselves as restorative.
Read the full article HERE