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European Cooperation for Child Victims: Enhancing Legal and Police Systems

This report, part of THE CHILD VOICE AGIS PROGRAMME 2005-2007, analyzes good practices in hearing child victims of maltreatment for European cooperation. It covers legal frameworks, evidence gathering, victim support, and professional training. Recommendations include improving reception and support for victims and enhancing multidisciplinary work. The report suggests strengthening cooperation between legal and police systems and calls for European legislative framework reinforcement. It proposes a project for European cooperation, including professional training initiatives and brochure creation.

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European Cooperation for Child Victims: Enhancing Legal and Police Systems

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  1. THE CHILD VOICE AGIS PROGRAMME 2005 – 2007With the financial support of the AGIS programmeEuropean Commission – General Direction Justice, Freedom and Security« The situation analysis of the good practices in the field of the hearing of child victims of maltreatment in order to establish a European cooperation between the police and the legal system» FINAL REPORT OF THE PROGRAMME

  2. FIRST PART Chapter 1. History of the project Partners Objectives and adopted methodology SUMMARY

  3. Chapter 2. Legislative and statutory framework in relation to the collection of the child avidence and the hearing of child victims in the partner’s countries : Definition of sexual abuse Reception, accompaniment and support of child victims

  4. Definition of the hearing • Conditions for the collection of evidence and the hearing of child victims • Cross-examination between the assumed victim and the assumed perpetrator during the whole procedure • Medical Examination (general, medical, legal, gynecological, psychological and psychiatric)

  5. Chapter 3.Situation analysis of the actual practices in the partner’s countries : • Reception, accompaniment and support of child victims • Conditions for the collection of evidence and the hearing of child victims

  6. Cross-examination between the assumed victim and the assumed perpetrator during the whole procedure • Medical Examination (general, medical, legal, gynecological, psychological and psychiatric) • Professional Training • Multidisciplinary work

  7. SECOND PARTChapter 4.Recommendations related to : • The reception, accompaniment and support of child victims • The conditions to collect evidence and for the hearing of child victims

  8. The cross-examinations between the assumed victim and the assumed perpetrator during the whole procedure • The medical examination (general, medical, legal, gynecological, psychological and psychiatric) • The professional training

  9. The multidisciplinary work • The cooperation of the legal and police systems, and between the other professionals • The reinforcement of the European legislative framework

  10. Chapter 5.Project for a European cooperation between the partner’s countries • Presentation of the multidisciplinary and professional training project • Extension and reinforcement of exchanges between the partner’s countries

  11. Edition of a European brochure in relation to the description, the hearing and the procedure for child victims and their parents • Exchanges on the practices and the methods with the objective of creating Medical Judicial Units for the child victims in the hospitals

  12. CONCLUSION • ANNEX (CDrom)

  13. If you wish to receive the Final Report of the AGIS programme,you can contact us and write to the following em@il address: europe@lavoixdelenfant.orgTHANKS !

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