Thirteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

The National Framework for Collaborative Police Action on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been developed over the last three years by the “Crime Prevention, Community Safety and Well-being Committee” of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) along with academics, policy makers, and community agencies. This strong partnership led to this initiative providing a truly National Framework to all police services across Canada aiming to inform policy and actions designed to keep families and communities safer. Police officers’ perspectives with regards to how they should intervene in IPV incidents, what they see as appropriate, and what is expected of them by their organization vary widely. In Winter 2017, the National Framework was sent to all Police Chiefs across Canada with the expectation that all police agencies in the country will revise their action strategy regarding IPV. Following the adoption of the National Framework by CACP research as taken place to assess the impact of the framework across Canada and to address issues face by Aboriginal communities regarding IPV. In this presentation we will present the National Framework and results of the implementation of the framework and analysis of police files focusing on First Nations in Canada and IPV.