All the schools in the country will, from September, domestic violence prevention manuals, so that teachers and auxiliary personnel can more effectively detect situations of abuse in the family context. That is, a kit will be distributed to the rules of how to act and how to detect behavioral signs of the victims of abuse (whether students or mothers). This manual will be further explained how, where and to whom to report suspected domestic violence detected by those who work daily in Portuguese schools. They will also be given training sessions to teachers and staff regarding this criminal phenomenon. The initiative was confirmed to DN by Teresa Morais, Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Equal Opportunities, yesterday presented in Parliament, the study “Judicial Decisions on homicide in marital context,” Criminology School of the Faculty of Law of Porto and still work “Court decisions on domestic violence” of the Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra.
Overview of the judges’ decisions
Of the 100 sentences related to physical abuse in marital or family context analyzed, 70 resulted in convictions but most large (89%) suspended prison sentences were applied. “The suspension decision shall always be subject to the fulfillment of obligations and observance of rules of conduct or monitoring the victim’s protection proof, which does not even happen in these cases,” said Teresa Morais. The Secretary of State also announced that on 15 June this year were active 374 electronic bracelets to prevent the offender does not contact with the victim. Seven times more than that recorded in 2011 were 51 cases. “At the time are also delivered 458 telecare devices, up from 13 in late 2011,” he stressed. Being still an ongoing procedure for the acquisition of a total number of 700 devices.
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