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Seminar on Violence Against Women

The French presentation

Colonel AuffretAuffretIstanbul. May, 31, 2013

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Plan

- Overview of the French Gendarmerie

- Assessing violence against women in France. Key figures

- Recent progress in tackling violence against women

- Continuing the fight to end violence against women

- The gendarmerie specific policies

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1- Overview of the French Gendarmerie

- Two police forces One mission

- The military status

- Organisation

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2- Assessing Violence Against Women

- An effort to bridge shame and guilt

- Collecting more thorough data

- Key figures

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2- Assessing Violence Against Women

- Every 3 days a woman dies of domestic violence

- 600 000 acts of violence were committed against women among which 1/3 concern sexual violence

- 4,200 women have been raped among whom 1/4 within the couple

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3- Recent Progress in Tackling Violence Against Women

31- Raising public awareness

- 3 action plans since 2007

- An information campaign titled « violence against women : dare to speak »

- A free toll number and a dedicated website for helping the women victims of violence

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3- Recent progress in tackling violence against women

32- Strengthening legal framework

- 2010 law relative to the violence against - 2010 law relative to the violence against womenwomen► Judges can prescribe protection of the victims► Forced marriage aggravates charges

- 2012 law relative to sexual harassment- 2012 law relative to sexual harassment

- 2013 Creation of the cross-ministries - 2013 Creation of the cross-ministries mission dedicated to violence against mission dedicated to violence against womenwomen

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4- Continuing The Fight to End Violence against Women

- Putting an end to sexism by carrying out at every school level awareness-raising campaigns

- Improving communication before the acts of violence. Allocation of a telephone for the women in great danger

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5- The Gendarmerie Specific Policies

51- Improving the servicing of victims 51- Improving the servicing of victims through better trainingthrough better training

- - TThe initial training includes :he initial training includes :►►AA special teaching dedicated to the special teaching dedicated to the women victims of violencewomen victims of violence►►AA new method for better-managed new method for better-managed depositionsdepositions

- - TThe in-service training includes he in-service training includes case case studies by civic groupsstudies by civic groups

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5- The Gendarmerie Specific Policies

52- 52- RRaising awareness of the victimsaising awareness of the victims

- - SSpecialised units in youth crime prevention.pecialised units in youth crime prevention.The gendarmes go to schools to make The gendarmes go to schools to make

presentations on violence against women (sexual presentations on violence against women (sexual violence or harassment, ...)violence or harassment, ...)

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5- The Gendarmerie Specific Policies

53- Beefing up victims' support53- Beefing up victims' support

- At every county level, an officer is - At every county level, an officer is designated as the local referent for designated as the local referent for domestic violence.domestic violence.

- Relay implementation with social - Relay implementation with social services and associations.services and associations.

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5- The Gendarmerie Specific Policies

54- Improving the partnership 54- Improving the partnership with the civil societywith the civil society..

After a complaint, the victimAfter a complaint, the victimreceives the contact informationreceives the contact informationof victims associationsof victims associations..

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5- The Gendarmerie Specific Policies

55- Participating to national level policy 55- Participating to national level policy design on prevention of violence against design on prevention of violence against womenwomen

- - VVictimsictims Committee Committee

- - CCross-ministries mission for the ross-ministries mission for the protection of women against violenceprotection of women against violence

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