Domestic Violence Flashcards
Define Secondary Victimisation?
Where the victim is victimised again when going through the criminal Justice system
What were the two main changes in the Domestic Violence legislation 2012?
Included 16 year old’s and above, and definition of abuse also included coercive control
What do (a) MARAC’S and (b) DASH+HBV stand for?
(a) Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences
(b) Domestic Abuse Stalking Harassment + Honour Based Violence
What are some of the Issues with MARAC’s and DASH+HBV?
Issues with Protocol: Breaches Human rights legislation, data protection act, security of information and additional workload for agencies.
Issues with Risk Assessment: limited available research, how to identify level of risk? making use of the tool, the net stages to deal with risk.
What is the purpose of MARAC’s?
To share information, create action plans and monitor and review cases with all concerned organisations from Police, NSPCC to substance abuse workers.
How many forces have adopted the DASH+HBV approach?
All forces
Historically the Police have been told what about the Domestic Violence?
That Domestic Violence has never really been Police work.
What are IDVA’s?
Independent domestic violence Advisors.
What is DASH? And how many risk assessment tools are included?
A checklist for professionals. And 12 normal and 4 additional risk assessment tools.
What are the three stages of risk?
Risk identification (DASH), risk assessment (police and IDVA’s) and management (MARACS).
