IMPRODOVA Project-Deliverable (1.2): Map of Available Data on Domestic Violence

Published: April 2019

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Executive Summary:

IMPRODOVA delimits the data search mainly on victimisation surveys and police data, because they have produced most reliable and extensive data available. The partners identified the availability of national victimisation survey data in their countries. Special interest was in surveys particularly focusing on DV, but also general victimisation surveys were mapped in cases where they include special sections or individual questions that may be relevant for studying DV. We examined possible tasks assigned to the police that were categorised as DV by the Emergency Response Centre (ERC). We also examined the quality and utility of police information of DV incidents that the police documents as reports of an offence, or crimes reported to the police. The reporter could be a police officer, a victim, a third person, or a suspect. In addition, partners identified other administrative and research data depending on the availability and quality of such data, for instance, pre-trial investigation data and national homicide data. Police data and victimisation data were priorities because they are complementary and have a focal role in understanding the prevalence of DV and assessing the reporting activity, effectiveness of measures and policies against DV. We present the main findings of each partner country in the tables that aim to summarise the data provisions in a concise and comparative form. Successes and gaps are highlighted in the end of the results in Chapter 4. Individual country reports are available on request from the task leader POLAMK. A condensed overview is given in the Annex referring to studies from Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Scotland and Slovenia.