Pé ez Ri as, Na alia / Reguei a Diéguez, An ía / Guina e Cabada,
Gume sindo / O dóñez Mayán, Lucía / Muñoz Ba ús, José Ignacio /
Rod íguez Cal o, Ma ía Sol / Vázquez-Po omeñe Seijas, Fe nando (2012):
“Coo dina ing communi y esponses o iolence agains women in Galicia
(NW Spain)”. 12 h Annual Con e ence o he Eu opean Socie y o
C iminology, Uni e sidad de País Vasco, 12-15 sep embe 2012 [Pós e ]
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In oduc ion: Se ices in he o m o shel e , suppo , educa ion, and legal
ad ocacy may be c ucial in he success o o he communi y e o s o add ess
domes ic iolence. This epo p o ides an o e iew o di e en mechanisms o
coo dina ing communi y esponses o domes ic iolence and examines some o
hei indi idual componen s. As speci ic policies and p ac ices a y depending
upon egional no ma i e and he cha ac e is ics o local agencies, he pos e
ocuses on h ee ypes o coo dina ion ha exis in he Au onomous Communi y
o Galicia (NW Spain): local in e en ion and suppo ne wo ks, women
in o ma ion cen e s and p o ec ion o de s egional coo dina ing poin s. The ocus
he e will be on he p ocedu es ela ed o in e agency coo dina ion and lead o
mo e uni o m esponses. Componen s o a coo dina ed communi y esponse
include: ollow-up suppo and ad ocacy o ic ims; ca ying ou and en o ce
medical and legal in e en ions; and educa ion and p e en ion.
Me hodology: The in es iga ion de eloped h ough h ee phases, using a
me hodology ha included quali a i e and quan i a i e aspec s. Ini ially we
examined ma e ials ela ed o he coo dina ion mechanisms, in o de o iden i y
he key aspec s o hei p ac ical execu ion. Du ing he second phase we ook
con ac wi h he p o essionals o he ela ed a eas and depa men s. Finally, we
e alua ed he da a and in o ma ion.
Local Suppo Ne wo ks (LSN) a e olun ee s o ganiza ions ha ocus on
p omo ing ci izen pa icipa ion in he ins i u ional esponses o domes ic iolence
wi hin a communi y. They a e dis inguished om o he coo dina ing ins umen s
and c iminal jus ice-based e o m p ojec s in ha hey a e nonp o i agencies ha
a e ex e nal o he c iminal jus ice sys em and oo ed in he ba e ed women's
mo emen . The Rede de mulle es eciñais con a os Malos T a os (Vigo, 1997)
is a well-known LSN ha has been a model o o he g oups in Galicia. This
Rede has been success ul in de elopping conc e e assis ance, in o ma ion and
accompanimen ini ia i es, as well as p omo ing in e agency mee ings o discuss
policy and p og amma ic issues.
Women In o ma ion Cen e s: (also known as CIM) ha e been o med in many
ci ies and local a eas o p o ide a o um o in e agency communica ion and
collabo a ion. The one o San iago de Compos ela has been a model o he
de elopmen o o he s a ound he Au onomous Communi y o Galicia.
Es ablished in 2005,i has de eloped psychological and legal assis ance
p o ocols and published a esou ces guide o domes ic iolence ic ims.
COORDINATING COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN IN GALICIA (NW SPAIN)
Pé ez Ri as, N.*; Reguei a Diéguez, A.**; Guina e Cabada, G.*; O dóñez Mayán, L.**; Muñoz Ba ús, J.I.**; Rod íguez Cal o, M.S.**;
Vázquez-Po omeñe Seijas, F.***
*Depa men o C iminal Law, USC; **Depa men o Pa hologic Ana omy and Fo ensic Sciences, USC; ***Ins i u e o C iminology, USC
P o ec ion O de s Regional Coo dina ion Poin : Inno a i e p og ams ha ocus on
in eg a ed case managemen a e o en loca ed wi hin he adminis a ion. This app oach
can be exempli ied by he P o ec ion O de s Regional Coo dina ing Poin in A Co uña,
ini ia ed in 2004. P o ec ion o de s a e widely used and iola ions a e p osecu ed. The
poin con ac s he ic im ollowing eceip o he o de wi h he aim o achie e i s -¬hand
in o ma ion abou he pe sonal ci cums ances and needs, o in o m he o he exis ing
social p o ec ion esou ces and o e i y ha he o de was co ec ly ul illed.
Discussion: A numbe o basic p oblems ha hinde coope a ion we e iden i ied. Fi s o
all, a p oblem is he lacking knowledge o each o he and each o he ’s wo k, e en wi hin
he same ins i u ion. The e can also be p oblems o language and communica ion, since
di e en e ms used be ween p o essionals, as well as communica ion abili ies can ha e
an e ec on coope a ion. Also, s uc u al p oblems appea o ha den p ocesses, as ways
a e long and bu eauc a ic. The e o e, ime is always also an issue when looking a he
imp o emen o coope a ion, since in o ma ion sha ing and exchange p ocesses can ake
a as amoun o ime.
The o ganiza ion in he CIM a ies in e ms o hei membe ship and s uc u e, bu hei
p ac ical wo king de elops on he same h ee basis: (1) espec o he ic im´s poin s o
iew; (2) all se ices a e p o ided ee o cha ge; and (3) con iden iali y o all
communica ions and con ac s. Thei s a emen s o pu pose can be dis illed in o he
ollowing h ee majo unc ions: assessmen o he legal jus ice and social sys ems
in ol ed, imp o emen o he coope a ion and exchange in o ma ion p ocesses wi h ega d
o he si ua ion o he ic im and planning. The e is also usually a sepa a e wo k g oup o
on -line wo ke s (e.g., police o ice s, ad oca es) o discuss coo dina ion issues and
policy changes.
KEY COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE
COMMUNITY RESPPONSE
KEY COMPONENTS RELATED TO VICTIM
SAFETY
ACCOMPANIMENT 0F
THE VICTIM DURING
JUDICIAL
INTERVENTIONS
ACCOMPANIMENT
OF THE VICTIM
DURING POLICE
INTERVENTIONS AND
HEALTHCARE AND
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
ORGANIZING
AUTONOMY AND
SELF-HELPING
GROUPS
ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS
SPECIALIZED FORMATION
PROGRAMS
COORDINATING COMMUNITY
RESPONSE FOR VICTIM SAFETY
AND OFFENDER
ACCOUNTABIILITY
ADVOCATING FOR BATTERED
WOMEN WITHIN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTE, AND THE
BROADER COMMUNITY TO
INSURE A SUPPORTIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROMOTING SOCIAL
SENSIBIILITY IN FRONT OF
ATTITUDES THAT TRIIVIALIZE THE
PHENOMENON OF GENDERED
VIOLENCE
SHELTER AND
SUPPORT
ACTION
ETHNIC
CONCERNS
GRANTS AND
DATA
COLLECTION
EDUCATION
AND
PREVENTION
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
CIM´s WORK
PRACTICAL
ASPECTS
MECHANISMS FOR COORDINATION
PROTECTION ORDER IS COMMUNICATED (BY THE COMPETENT JUDGE) TO THE
PARTIES, THE VICTIM AND THE COMPETENTADMINISTRATIONS.
COURT´S SECRETARY COMMUNICATES THE ORDER TO THE REGIONAL
COORDINATION POINT.
REGIONAL COORDINATION POINT ARTICULATES THE INTEGRATED
INTERVENTION OF THE COMPETENT SOCIAL PROTECTION CENTERS, SERVICES
AND INSTITUTIONS.
This p oyec was suppo ed by G an s om Minis e io de Ciencia e Inno ación (FEM 2010-22350-C02-01 and FEM 2010-22350-C02-02)