Work with abusers. Kryvyi Rih

The initiative "Overcoming domestic violence – a joint responsibility of the police and the community" was implemented by the Chance non-profit organization together with the Patrol Police of the city of Kryvyi Rih with the support of the Community Policing Innovation Fund (CPIF) of the Police Training Assistance Project (PTAP), implemented in Ukraine by Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd with the financial support of the Government of Canada.

The purposes of the initiative were:

  1. To create and develop a model of interaction between state and non-state organizations and the District police to work with domestic violence offenders and to establish interagency cooperation with the Patrol Police to conduct joint preventive measures among children and young people as part of the activities of the mobile support center for the prevention of violence.
  2. To increase community trust in the police, reduce the level of stress in children victims/witnesses of domestic violence and develop a clear algorithm of actions in the case of domestic violence.

Objectives:

  • Design, publish and distribute a police officer handbook.
  • Increase the level of competence of Patrol Police officers.
  • Build trust in the police and reduce the level of emotional stress in children who witnessed or became a victim of domestic violence.
  • Develop, publish, and distribute social and promotional materials on the prevention of violence.
  • Increase the level of trust of the community in the police by highlighting the results of the project in the virtual resources and the media of Kryvyi Rih.

Outcomes:

  1. Developed by an expert group a mechanism of interagency interaction and referrals regarding offenders.
  2. Piloted model of interaction between state and non-government organizations and the District Police regarding engagement with offenders in a form of mutual support groups for offenders.
  3. Conducted on-site activities of the mobile support centre for the prevention of violence raising the level of awareness of adolescents and young people in the educational institutions of the city on the problems associated with violence.
  4. Strengthened interdepartmental interaction with the Patrol Police as part of the Mobile Support Centre activities.
  5. Increased awareness of specialists on violence among adolescents (bullying) and ways to counteract this phenomenon through training.
  6. Developed, published, and distributed social and promotional materials on the prevention of violence.