Country | Russian Federation |
Year | 2008 |
Type of Measure | Police > Training |
Form of Violence | Violence against women and girls |
Within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Council of Europe, over 150 teachers at the Ministry of the Interior's educational institutions have upgraded their qualifications in the area of violence prevention. The police authorities have been provided with better instructional materials to assist them in their practical work: the book by renowned European scholar Liz Kelly, Violence against Women and Children — Vision, Innovation and Professionalism in Policing, has been translated into the Russian language and widely printed. Special collections of materials on preventing and combating domestic violence have also been published. The topic of violence has been updated within the framework of the academic disciplines currently taught at the Interior Ministry’s educational institutions: criminology, criminal law, family law, etc.