About the Coordinated Community Response Model to domestic violence
The Coordinated Community
Response to domestic violence
The Coordinated Community Response to domestic violence (CCRM)
was designed as a blueprint against which local services could map
their provision for domestic violence services in order to assess
their current response and identify any gaps.
In recent years it has become increasingly apparent that
multiple agencies working together are the only way to reduce
domestic violence. Most local authorities have a Domestic Violence
Forum or Task Group, which is often a sub group of the Crime and
Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP). Many agencies, workers
and practitioners are now, or will be, specialised in working with
the intricacies and subtleties often seen in domestic violence
cases.
The Coordinated Community Response (CCRM) to domestic violence
acknowledges that, while each agency maintains its independence,
all agencies involved must work in an integrated and coordinated
way with each other to achieve:
- An increase in the safety of domestic violence survivors
- An increase in the safety of children who live with domestic
violence
- Holding abusers accountable for their actions
- Effective prevention strategies
- A system where the onus of holding abusers accountable lies
with service providers, and the wider community, rather than the
survivor.
A coordinated community response ensures that the criminal
justice system serves the needs of all victims providing effective
sanction against abusers and acting as a deterrent to future
abusers. However, the criminal justice system is just one aspect a
fully functioning coordinated approach particularly when only a
small number of victims report to the police and only a percentage
of these cases will carry through into court. Health, children's
services, schools, faith groups, the wider community of family,
friends and work colleagues, as well as the plethora of voluntary
agencies which support individuals and families all have an
important role to play in the response to domestic violence.
The CCRM online toolkit
Designed for strategic planners, this toolkit will provide you
with guidance, research and examples of projects and initiatives to
assist in creating a more comprehensive and stronger interagency
response.
While each of the sections have been designed to focus on a
specific area there may be a number of sections that will be of use
and you will be encouraged to cross reference where
appropriate.
Visit the CCRM
online toolkit here.
