The training, organized and conducted by Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs (DSUIA) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and funding from the Government of Denmark, focused on equipping police officers to address and counter domestic violence.
Police participants were trained to handle issues related to the identification and countering of domestic violence.
The main objective was to strengthen coordination and interaction among law enforcement representatives to protect survivors of domestic violence and establish effective support mechanisms, particularly under martial law. The target audience comprised National Police officers from Mykolaiv Oblast, including representatives from juvenile prevention, educational safety officers, community police officers, district police officers, patrol officers, and officers from the domestic violence response unit.
The trainers were DSUIA representatives: Associate Professor of the Criminal Procedure Department, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Police Major, and domestic violence expert Alina Harkusha, and Senior Lecturer of the Administrative Law and Procedure Department, domestic violence expert Mykola Repan.
During the training, participants focused on national legislation addressing gender-based and domestic violence, key principles and methods for supporting survivors, particularly under martial law, restrictive measures in countering domestic violence, developing algorithms for police, prosecution, and court collaboration in identifying such cases, state programs for working with offenders, and organizing their correctional work.
Participants also practiced practical case studies at the university’s training facilities and grounds.
Experts included Judge Maksym Taus, Deputy Head of the Novokodatskyi District Court in Dnipro, trainer at the National School of Judges of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophy in Law, and lecturer at the General Professional Training Cycle of DSUIA’s “Police Academy” Training Center, Police Captain Mykola Drok.
At the training’s conclusion, participants met with DSUIA First Vice-Rector Ihor Magdalina and Assistant Rector for Gender Issues, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine Larysa Nalyvaiko.
Ihor Magdalina emphasized the importance of the acquired knowledge, stressing the need for its humane and proper application, as police officers must serve as reliable support for citizens.
Upon completion, participants received certificates.
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