Improving the response and follow-up of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence by police authorities (TACTICS)

TACTICS GBV

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Collaboration between police and various support service providers is crucial for effectively addressing intimate partner violence. Police officers, often the first responders to domestic violence incidents, serve as gatekeepers to a broader network of services, particularly for victim support and perpetrator programs. However, in many European jurisdictions, numerous barriers—organizational, systemic, and individual—hinder law enforcement agencies from making necessary referrals and facilitating reporting. TACTICS focuses on overcoming these barriers by enhancing the knowledge and capacity of police and other frontline workers within this ecosystem.

Contact person BBU: Dr. Diana Dulf (Project Lead) at diana.dulf@ubbcluj.ro

Starting / Ending Date

April 2023 – March 2026

Project Coordinator

Tartu Ulikool – University of Tartu, Estonia –

Funding

Funder: European Commission, CERV Daphne EC Programme
Grant Number: 101096908
BBU Amount: 171,820.60 EUR

Staff from Department of Public Health

Project Partners

The University of Tartu, leading university in the Baltics with expertise in developing innovative digital tools used in the public sector, responsible for coordination of the
TACTICS project
Psytel, France is a cooperative of independent experts working in the field of information systems in health and prevention of violence against children, adolescents and women, responsible for analysis of TACTICS targeted regions
UWAH, NGO from Greece active in raising awareness and advocating for human rights, responsible for regional roadmaps for IPV response in TACTICS
MEFH, The Movement for Equality between Women and Men is a non-profit organisation from Belgium that develops initiatives and studies to combat discrimination based on sex, responsible for reviewing gender-sensitivity of TACTICS project outputs
GESINE, Frauen helfen Frauen from Germany, is a centre for prevention, information, protection and support in the event of gender-related violence against women, responsible for research and capacity building in Germany in TACTICS project
CIMTM is a feminist organisation working on gender based violence, including intimate partner violence and sexual exploitation, responsible for research and capacity building in Spain in TACTICS project
The University of Babes-Bolyai, the oldest university in Romania with a strong network of collaborating organisations, including police and victim support services. Romania, responsible for project evaluation of TACTICS
WWP EN in Germany is the European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence, responsible for communications and dissemination for TACTICS
WSIC, from Estonia is a domestic violence shelter offering comprehensive assistance to women trying to break the cycle of domestic violence, responsible for efforts to address system barriers in TACTICS

Project Outputs

Our work
During the three year work-plan, the TACTICS team will:
– Conduct an analysis of current police practices responding to domestic violence in 7 European regions: Estonia, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, and Romania
– Perform capacity building activities to support multi-agency cooperation among police, victim support services and perpetrator programmes
– Improve existing training materials to include modules on working with groups with specific needs
– Develop and share effective data collection and digital tools for continuous improvement of coordinated action
– Undertake structural change and formalize cooperation between police and other service providers by establishing collaboration agreements

More information here: Work With Perpetrators (WWP) – European Network


Project Public Deliverables:

[RO] Cum poate Poliția sprijini o femeie care se confruntă cu violența domestică (broșură)

[RO] Cum poate Poliția sprijini o femeie care se confruntă cu violența domestică (flyer)

[RO] Instituții și servicii disponibile la nivelul județului Cluj pentru gestionarea cazurilor de violență domestică

[EN] TACTICS Leaflet for Stakeholders

[EN] Summary of 7 countries_Regional Report on existing Domestic Violence Response System between police and professionals

[EN] Regional Report on existing Domestic Violence Response System between police and professionals Romania

 

The TACTICS consortium continues to work on producing the following materials to support European stakeholders to provide a coordinated response to domestic violence:
– Regional Reports on Existing DV Response System
– Training Manual for Police and related frontline workers
– Digital tools for police based on multi-agency cooperation training materials
– 7 Regional Roadmaps to Improve DV Response System
– Policy recommendations for decision-makers at the national and EU level
– Replication guidelines identifying how other communities can pursue similar initiatives