A three-day training titled “Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in the Context of Martial Law” was held at the Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and with financial support from the Government of Denmark.
The training was organized by DSUIA to strengthen coordination and interaction between representatives of law enforcement agencies and improve the protection of survivors of domestic violence, especially in the context of martial law. Police participants were trained to address issues of detection and response to domestic violence effectively.
The target audience included officers of the National Police from the Sumy and Kherson regions — representatives of the Juvenile Prevention Service, School Safety Officers, Community Police Officers, District Police Officers, Patrol Officers, and Domestic Violence Prevention Sector Officers.
The trainers were DSUIA experts: Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, PhD in Law, Police Major Alina Harkusha, and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Administrative Law and Process, Domestic Violence Prevention Specialist Mykola Repan.
The training focused on national legislation related to the prevention of gender-based and domestic violence, key principles and tools for assisting survivors — especially under martial law — as well as restraining measures, interagency cooperation mechanisms between police, prosecution, and the judiciary, state programs for offenders, and models of corrective work.
Participants also worked through theoretical case studies at the university’s training facilities and simulation grounds.
Guest experts included Judge Maksym Taus, Deputy Chair of the Novokodatskyi District Court of Dnipro, trainer at the National School of Judges of Ukraine; and Police Captain Mykola Drok, PhD in Law, instructor at the Police Academy Training Center at DSUIA.
Upon conclusion of the training, participants met with Vice-Rector of DSUIA, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Scientist of Ukraine Oleksandr Yunin, and Rector’s Assistant on Gender Issues, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine Larysa Nalyvaiko.
Oleksandr Yunin emphasized the importance of the acquired knowledge and the humane and responsible application of newly developed skills, stressing that every police officer must be a source of support and protection for citizens.
At the end of the training, all participants received official certificates.
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