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Domestic Abuse Initiative
Domestic Abuse Initiative
Definition of Domestic Abuse adopted by North Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Initiative:
Any violent or abusive behaviour whether physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, verbal or financial which is used by one adult to control and dominate another with whom they have or have had a personal family relationship regardless of gender.
This includes issues of concern to black and minority ethnic communities (BME) such as so called "Honour based violence" forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
About the North Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Initiative
The North Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Initiative is the result of partnership working between Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, North Yorkshire Police and local Domestic Violence Fora.
The appointment of four Domestic Abuse Co-ordinators across the County indicates the heightened profile of this serious issue both locally and nationally.
Making Safe
The Making Safe Scheme is a multi agency initiative that
provides positive intervention in incidents of domestic abuse which
aims to address the number of repeat victims and repeat offending
across the Harrogate District.
The scheme primarily works with victims and their families to
ensure their safety and assist them in remaining in their own
home.
Work is also undertaken with male perpetrators in conjunction with the National Probation Service's Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme that challenges the offender's behaviour and encourages them to change it. Under the scheme offenders of domestic abuse who are not currently in the Criminal Justice System can be offered the Civil Offender Programme.
Directory of Services
A Domestic Abuse Directory can be downloaded from the Harrogate District Safer Communities Partnership website www.saferharrogate.org.uk
It contains information that the Co-ordinators have collated and identified as being possible sources of support for victims, survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse within the county/district.
The information within the directory is primarily intended for
the use of agency workers and other support organisations, to
enable them to signpost service users appropriately and to ensure
effective multi-agency working.
The content of this directory is administered by the Domestic
Abuse Officer for the Harrogate/Craven areas. For any
information about the directory or the Making Safe scheme please
contact:
Steve Harris, Domestic Abuse Officer on 01423 556986.
North Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Recorded in 2008:
- 205 incidents reported in the Harrogate District
- 71crimes recorded
- 79 arrests recorded