PPDVP Presentation - Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence ...

PACIFIC PREVENTION OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCEPROGRAMME (PPDVP)Cam RonaldPPDVP Programme ManagerNew Zealand PoliceRSIPF Family Violence Workshop – August 2012

Declaration of Partnership

“A safer Pacific free from domesticviolence”FocusViolence against womenBy spouses / partnersWithin context of their familyTime FrameInitial 5 years to 2011Extending to 2016

THE PACIFIC REGIONPPDVP= Participating countries= Link countries= Other PICP members

Main Components PPDVP• Regional Focus, Capacity Building, Consistency,Training, Legislation• Intensive In Country focus• Building Relationships & Partnerships• Create Sustainability

Main Activities• In country NZPol DV specialists as Countrymentors• Regional training – Train the Trainer• Interchanges of staff – study tours• Best practice shared• Combined with other providers – eg PRPI/PPDP• Regional approach & aimsLocal Problems – Local Solutions

How we do it - the KIWI Way• NZ Police mentors deployed “short term”– Except for RSIPF• NZ Police experts• Regular visits to countries for short term• Maintain contact between visits• Lets countries “get on with it” themselves• Provide other support as needed

The Police• Agree to work with PPDVP – MoU• Commitment to develop own capacity– Samoa – DV unit, 11 staff – 4 at outposts– Tonga – DV unit,3 staff – 7 district coordinators– Cook Is – DV coordinator, CIB investigate,Community liaison officer with DV role– Kiribati – DV and sexual offences unit, 3 staff– Vanuatu – DV and sexual offences unit• Front line staff trained in all of above11

Training Police – Pacific Way• Basis of international best practice• Sensitisation of police staff• Less Theory – More Action• Practical police training – learn by experience• Kiribati Training DVD• Wearing White Ribbons demonstratespersonal commitment12

Increased Confidence in PoliceDomestic Violence Total Cases 2007 - 2011600500439475464578541443400300200100016149 116 1301294 2861811612521963181332007 2008 2009 2010 2011255Cooks (656)Samoa (1887)Tonga (1710)Kiribati (1175)

FV - 100 Forms• Why complete theform?Action Taken– Policy– Records• Nationally• Local– File record15621134689 Advice GivenArrest ProsectionAtten SufficientCompl Withdrawn56 CounsellingNo Comp MadeRefer NGO41Reported• Forms collectednationally at DVU

Regional Advisory Committee

RSIPF DV Coordinators Training 2009

Using Sporting Stars

PPDVP in the Pacific

White Ribbon Day ribbon• Not commit domesticviolence• Intervene when otherscommit domesticviolence• Speak out againstdomestic violence

The job of the Police• Respond to a crime• Support the victim• Gather the facts and present the evidence• Prosecute offender (s)• Gather the “best evidence” for Court

Recording InjuriesPolice report said:Bruised right eye.Cut on forehead.Scratches on chest.

Recording InjuriesShe had swellingaround her eyeand blood on hernose ...23

Twenty-four Hours later…OriginalPoliceReportsaid:A bruiseon herhip

Four Days after the Incident

Pacific Prevention of Domestic ViolenceProgramme (PPDVP)International Service Group – NZ Police HQwww.ppdvp.org.nz