Domestic Violence against Women in Europe

Violence against women is present at all socio-economic levels, age, groups, races, religions and countries. Despite the increased attention to the issue and many positive developments in policy and practices it is still widespread in all European countries.

"Domestic violence is seen as very serious in all its forms by a clear majority
of people, though a significant minority continue to see the problem in a less serious light"

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_344_en.pdf

E-MARIA is a project funded by the European Commission, DG Criminal Justice, to develop
innovative approaches to and instruments for risk assessment in the field of domestic
violence in order to increase the prediction of re-assault and to promote the safety and
security of victims of violence. Together with the AMCV – Portugal, BUPNET-Germany and the Social Innovation Fund (Lithuania), die Berater is a partner in the E-Maria project.

On April 4th a Workshop on Risk Assessment was organized by the AMCV in Lisbon hosting two experts in working with violent crime, Laura Richards and Davina James-Hanman.

Laura Richards left New Scotland Yard in 2007 to take up the role of advising ACPO after a decade of working on violent crime. She developed the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment and Honour based Violence Risk Checklist (DASH 2009) on behalf of ACPO and in partnership with coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA).

Davina James–Hanman is the Director of AVA (Against Violence and Abuse, www.avaproject.org.uk/) and has worked in the field of violence against women for over two decades in a variety of capacities encompassing volunteer, front-line work, policy and strategy roles.

www.e-maria.eu