DASH, Domestic Abuse, DVPN & DVPO Flashcards
Define Domestic Abuse
Behaviour of person A towards another person B is domestic abuse if -
A & B are each aged 16 or over & are personally connected to each other, & the behavior is abusive
Behaviour is ‘abusive’ if it consists of any of the following – physical or sexual abuse, violent or threatening behavior; controlling or coercive behavior; economic abuse, psychological, emotional or other abuse;
And it does not matter whether the behavior consists of a single incident or a course of conduct
Explain Police Officers first response actions in relation to Golden Hour enquiries
Golden hour:
- Testimony of victims and witnesses can be obtained while the offence is still fresh in their mind.
- Physical evidence secured and not disposed of or lost to the investigation.
- Suspects located earlier, maximising opportunities to recover property and forensic evidence.
- CCTV footage and other data can be collected before it is deleted. Scenes are identified and secured before they become contaminated.
- Interview of suspect, CPS advice and Charge/Remand completed sooner. (Reducing time, money and safe guarding victim/witnesses)
- Corroborative evidence obtained (Injuries, demeanour, first accounts etc.)
- Improve levels of response & investigation to deliver an excellent service to the public (FORCE PRIORITY)
- House to house.
Summarise the impact of Domestic Abuse on victims
- Isolated
- Loss of trust in others
- Stockholm syndrome - Positive feelings towards the victimiser. Negative feelings towards potential rescuer. Develops after 4 days
of captivity - Trauma Bonds
- Feel that it is their fault
- Normalisation of abuse
State the behaviours displayed by victims of domestic Abuse
- Stockholm syndrome
- Wearing clothes that cover marks, cuts or bruises
- Isolated from friends and family
- Issues at work (may have to take time off to hide the abuse)
- Trauma bonds
Summarise the measures used by police to safeguard victims of Domestic Abuse
- Public Protection Notice (PPN)
- Police watch
- Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DISCLOSURE SCHEME (Clare’s Law)
- Domestic Violence Protection Notices & Domestic Violence Protection Orders
Describe Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs)
Issued by the Police to provide emergency protection to the victim.
Includes prohibitions & must be heard by a Magistrates Court
within 48 hours.
Reasonable grounds for believing that they have been violent or threatened violence towards the victim on this occasion AND Issue of the DVPN is necessary to protect the victim from violence or a threat of violence from the perpetrator.
The victim and the perpetrator do not have to live together
This is a victimless process, a DVPN does not require the consent of the victim
In all cases a DVPN must contain a provision to prohibit the perpetrator from molesting a person for whose protection it is issued.Where the victim and the perpetrator live at the same address the DVPN can:-
- Require the perpetrator to leave the address
- Prohibit the perpetrator entering the address
- Prohibit the perpetrator evicting or excluding the victim
- Prohibit the perpetrator from coming within a specified distance of
the premises
Explain personally connected
They are or have been married, agreed to marry, in a civil partnership, in an intimate persoanl relationship, parental relationship to the same child, related.
Explain the term high risk victim
There are identifiable indicators of risk of serious harm. The potential event could happen at any time and the impact would be serious. Serious Risk of Harm “A risk which is life threatening and or traumatic and from which recovery, whether physical or psychological can be expected to be difficult or
impossible”.
Explain the term Medium risk victim
There are identifiable indicators of risk of serious harm. The offender has the potential to cause serious harm but is unlikely to do so unless there is a change in circumstances, for example, failure to take medication, loss of accommodation, relationship breakdown, drugs or alcohol abuse.
Explain the term standard risk victim
Current evidence does not indicate likelihood of causing serious harm.
Explain the term repeat victim
A repeat victim is someone who has reported two or more domestic abuse incidents to the police within a rolling 12-month period, accepting that this could an incident and/or a crime.
Explain the term repeat perpetrator
A repeat perpetrator is someone who has been reported to the police as having committed or threatened domestic abuse against the same victim
more than once in the last rolling 12- month period. This includes current or former intimate partners and family members.
Explain the term serial perpetrator
A serial perpetrator is someone who has been reported to the police as having committed or threatened domestic abuse against two or more victims. This includes current or former intimate partners and family members
Describe Domestic Violence Protection Orders(DVPOs)
DVPOs were initially implemented as a one year pilot in the West Mercia, Wiltshire and Greater Manchester Police areas.
DVPOs fill a gap in providing protection to victims by enabling the Police and Magistrates to put in place protection in the immediate aftermath of a DV incident.
With DVPOs, a perp can be banned with immediate effect from returning to a residence and from having contact with the victim for up to 28 days, allowing the victim time to consider their options and get the support they need.
Describe Domestic Abuse Protection Notices & Orders (DAPNs) (DAPO)
A senior police officer may give a DAPN to a person (‘P’) if conditions A and B are met
A DAPN is a notice prohibiting P from being abusive to a person aged 16 or over to whom P is personally connected
Condition A is that the senior police officer has RGTB that P has been abusive towards a person aged 16 or over to whom P is personally connected
Condition B is that the senior police officer has RGTB that it is necessary to give the notice to protect that person from DA, or the risk of DA, carried out by P
