Signalenkaart
Domestic violence and child abuse
Early Identification Guidelines
How to use this list of indicators?
Indicators of domestic violence are sometimes overlooked. This checklist is designed to draw your attention to this often-hidden problem and alert you to possible indicators.
Indicators
In this checklist you will find an overview of indicators that could point to domestic violence and / or child abuse, broken down by age group. Some indicators could also point at other problems. There hardly is a situation with one single indicator. You will usually identify multiple indicators simultaneously. It’s impossible to list all indicators. Trust your own observations and intuition!
Reciprocity of domestic violence
We distinguish between victim and perpetrator to clarify indicators. However, experience reveals that reciprocity is often the case. Victim and perpetrator can both play a part in the emergence and continuation of domestic violence.
Risk factors
For every age group risk factors are listed, divided into eight different living conditions. A risk factor is not an indicator, but it may contribute to the emergence of domestic violence. If you detect two or more risk factors, be extra alert for possible indicators of domestic violence.
Distinction
In this list of indicators we have made a distinction between four age groups (0-4, 4-12, 12–18 year olds, and adults) on the basis of explicit differences in indicators and risk factors per group. The tabs ‘Human trafficking’, ‘Grooming and Child Sexual Exploitation, ‘Harmful traditional practices’, ‘Derailed care’, and ‘Animal abuse’ are not age-bound and have a special position because of their specific problems. As different types of violence sometimes coexist or indicators may sometimes point out these specific types of violence, our advice would be to always consult all the various lists that could apply.
Interactive use
You can also use this list of indicators interactively. The selected indicators are collected in a form that you can save as a PDF which you can download to safe and add or specify information. In this document we also suggest possible follow up steps, based on the Dutch reporting code. More information about the reporting code can be found on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports.
Abuse by professionals
If you have any indication of abuse between a professional and a client, contact the organisation in question immediately or tell your superior. In that case it is their responsibility to follow up on the indicators.
Indicators 0 to 4 year olds
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators 0 to 4 year olds
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Employee housing corporation: “That family has already moved three times in five years. And they always end up having problems in the neighbourhood.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Grandpa: “If you want to give children a solid base, you have to be tough sometimes. I didn’t grow up without some slaps!”
Physical factors
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Assistant Child Health Care Centre: “Although the father didn’t say a word during the conversation, you could tell he is very tired. Having a fretful baby is tough, but something else seems to be going on here!”
Home life
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Neighbour: “I can hear him telling her: What have you got to be tired about, just sitting around the house with the children!”
Practical factors
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Mother: “When I have had a busy day at work, I want peace and quiet when I get home, not whining children.”
Social history & functioning
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Playgroup assistant: “This is the second time this week that she has no diapers. When I see the parents I even wonder whether they can take care of themselves.”
Psychological factors
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Daughter: “Mum always cries… but not today.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators 4 to 12 year olds
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators 4 to 12 year olds
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Mother: “We have moved again. The neighbours talked about us again. But my husband has really changed now.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Teacher: “When we acquired the Harry Potter books for the school library, one of my pupils was no longer allowed to borrow books.”
Physical factors
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After School Care employee: “When he first came to us he was almost potty-trained and that went well for six months. But now it seems as if he's completely forgotten that there is such a thing as a toilet. He just lets it go.”
Home life
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Police officer: “I saw two little boys mistreat a cat in the street. When I returned them home, there was nobody there.”
Practical factors
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Girl: “At my girlfriends’ they are so sweet, they even let other children play there.”
Social history & functioning
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Teacher: “In the classroom she is unmanageable, she is cheeky when there is something she doesn’t like. I’m sure the problems at home have something to do with this.”
Psychological factors
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Speech therapist: “For no apparent reason, he barely makes progress. At this age his speech should have developed better.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators 12 to 18 year olds
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators 12 to 18 year olds
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Daughter: “I wish I could move into digs. The atmosphere in this house is suffocating.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Aunt: “Then she comes crying to me that it got out of hand again. Trembling on the sofa. But what can I do?”
Physical factors
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Sports Coach: “She has the ability to perform at a high level, but her focus has gone. When I ask her what’s on her mind, she responds evasively.”
Home life
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Parent: “My child only comes home to have the laundry done, to eat and sleep. What kind of family life is that?”
Practical factors
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Teacher: “The other day I called them again to discuss that he had been really aggressive in school. You expect parents to think along with you. You’d think they want their child to turn out all right. But they didn’t have time…”
Social history & functioning
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Son: “I can handle my dad.”
Psychological factors
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Daughter: “At my place it’s like ‘As the world turns’. Let them, see if I care, I’m out often anyway.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators adults
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators adults
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Employee housing corporation: “They make a mess of it. They break something in the house every week.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Neighbour: “The lady next-door is often belittled by her husband. It seems like she thinks it’s normal.”
Physical factors
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General practitioner: “I've signed them up for home help, but they don’t want anyone in the house.”
Home life
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Husband: “I work day and night to give her everything. But she is never satisfied.”
Practical factors
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Child: “I have to do everything around the house. My mother is always tired.”
Social history & functioning
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Doula: “He helped himself to a big plate of food first. Without checking if enough remained for her.”
Psychological factors
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Girlfriend: “We were a close-knit group of friends. But she has changed since this relationship and we are never invited to her house anymore.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators Grooming & CSE
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators Grooming & CSE
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Victim: “When I’m home, all I hear is whining.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Victim: “I don’t want to be as boring as my parents. Their ideas about sexuality are so outdated! You’re out of the loop nowadays if you're afraid to experiment.”
Physical factors
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Mother: “Everything is secret all of a sudden. We used to be able to talk about women’s affairs, but she remains quiet now.”
Home life
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Victim: “No one takes you seriously if you're in pre-vocational secondary school. Why should I have to listen all day? My boyfriend has already promised me that we are going to live together. He will do anything for me.”
Practical factors
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Girlfriend: “She never has time, and if we do have a date her boyfriend won’t let her come sometimes. I don’t like him and this is ruining our friendship.”
Social history & functioning
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Mother: “Suddenly she had all new friends and didn’t see her old friends anymore.”
Psychological factors
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Teacher: “It struck me that she has no friends in school. But if she even makes it to school, she is busy on her mobile phone.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators of derailed care
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators of derailed care
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Grandma: “I won’t complain, because I want to stay in my own house.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Older person: “One doesn’t talk about certain issues. Who would believe an elderly lady if she says she is being sexually abused?”
Physical factors
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Home nurse: “Don’t let the lady drink too much, otherwise we have to change her too often.”
Home life
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Partner: “How I would love to get out of the house occasionally to talk to other people! But if I plan something for myself there is the devil to pay!”
Practical factors
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Caregiver: “If I had known it would be so hard to take care of my mother in law, I would never have started doing it. It’s underestimated by everyone. Especially by her!”
Social history & functioning
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Daughter: “My father used to be a very sweet man. But now he is so completely dependent, I get to know a different side of him.”
Psychological factors
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General practitioner: “So many vague complaints, back pain, headache, and malnutrition as well. With a child you would think about neglect.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators of human trafficking
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators of human trafficking
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Neighbour: “I hardly ever see her outside, and when she does come out, there is always someone with her.”
Income
Identity & Community
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Volunteer: “Sometimes it is not clear what has happened, but panic breaks out and there is a lot of intense praying.”
Physical factors
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Nurse: “She’s been here a number of times in a short period of time for an STI test and an abortion.”
Home life
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Shelter Employee: “Women are repeatedly picked up and brought back by different men. They will not tell me who these men are and where they're going.”
Practical factors
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Neighbour: “He becomes very scared if he sees the police, he thinks they will send him back immediately if they see him.”
Social history & functioning
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Customer: “Whenever I'm in the store she is working. When I ask about her weekend or when she had her last break she always gives me an evasive answer.”
Psychological factors
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Teacher: “The au pair doesn’t know anybody here and I rarely see her without the kids.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators of harmful traditional practices
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators of harmful traditional practices
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
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Husband: “If my wife is home alone at night, I lock the door behind me .... ”
Income
Identity & Community
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Husband: “A good woman has no business on the Internet.”
Physical factors
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Brother: “If I find out that my sister is not a virgin anymore, there will be hell to pay for her.”
Home life
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Girl: “I would love to go to the city with my girlfriend without my cousin watching over me.”
Practical factors
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Teacher: “I could not allow it, 20 days to Turkey outside the school holidays.”
Social history & functioning
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Teacher: “I can’t understand that this girl is kept at home while her brother just hangs out on the street.”
Psychological factors
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Mother: “She has ended all contact with him, but for the family the scars will remain forever.”
Saving and adding
The indicators and risk factors you have ticked can be saved now in a PDF form and once the file is saved on your computer you can add extra information. The old information will be wiped from this application. Additionally more specific problems could apply to this case. In that case, you can consult the list of indicators below and the indicators will not be wiped from the other list. If not, you can choose to save as PDF to receive the file. When using the list of indicators on an iPhone, the form may be saved in IBook, from there you can send the file to your computer to make any changes.
Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.
Indicators of animal abuse
Below you can check the signals which you have noticed from the victim and the offender. When you click on next you can select the risk factors.
Victim
Specifically for sexual abuse
Specifically for female genital mutilation
Specifically for people with learning disabilities
Offender
Victims sometimes recruit for the loverboys
Note: Boys are also victims of grooming and CSE.
Indicators of animal abuse
Animal
Injuries to the animal
Behaviour of the animal
Surroundings of the animal
Owner
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Research has shown a link between animal abuse and domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet, use it as a weapon (e.g. command the dog to bite someone) or use it as blackmail to threaten, manipulate, control, humiliate, and frighten the victim or force the victim to stay in the relationship. A significant number of victims did in fact postpone the option to flee due to concern for the animal. If animal abuse is present, you have to keep an extra eye out for indicators of domestic violence in the family. For advice or for reporting animal abuse you can call the police. Garnier, W., & Enders-Slegers, M.J. (2012). Domestic violence and animal abuse in the Netherlands, an exploring research to the relationship between domestic violence and animal abuse amongst female victims of domestic violence. Zwolle: Kadera aanpak huiselijk geweld. Download this report at www.kadera.nl
Behaviour of the owner
Relationship between owner and animal
Risk factors
Housing and living environment
Income
Identity & Community
Physical factors
Home life
Practical factors
Social history & functioning
Psychological factors
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Human TraffickingAny form of exploitation, of forced (sexual) services, and of taking advantage of these circumstances. Don’t just think of forced prostitution, but also of the exploitation of men, women, and/or children, in e.g. catering, horticulture, housework or factory work.
Grooming and Child Sexual ExploitationThese pimps are human traffickers who use seduction techniques, manipulations, blackmail and violence to rope in girls with the objective to make them work for them as prostitutes or in other (illegal) sectors.
Harmful traditional practicesViolence, mutilation, and oppression resulting from orthodox and/or conservative traditions and beliefs about sexuality and gender roles. These include honour-based violence, child marriages and forced marriages, forced abandonment, female genital mutilation (FGM), and polygamy.
Derailed careWe talk about derailed care when a caregiver unintentionally crosses the boundaries of the cared for person and due to being overburdened, ignorance, incompetence, or powerlessness provides inadequate care, neglects, or in any other way causes unintended harm. The abuse of elders often involves derailed care and also children or adults with special needs or disabilities could be affected by this form of abuse.
Animal abuseResearch shows that a remarkable number of cases of domestic violence also involve animal abuse. The close bond between humans and animals can cause pets to become a target for the perpetrators of domestic violence. A perpetrator of domestic violence may abuse a pet or use it as a weapon. If there is animal abuse, you have to be extra alert for indicators of domestic violence in the family.