Country Report: Romania
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Country Report: Romania 1 Farcaș, R., Moldovan, B., Moisă, C., Oltean, I., Levell, J., Harvey, O., Healy, J., Cole, T., Pritchard, C. (2021) Country Report: Romania. The Other Side of the Story: Perpetrators in Change. (REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2019 - 881684) This report is the result of the 2nd work package “Time for Change: Evidence Bases research for new practice approaches” of the European project " The Other Side of the Story: Perpetrators in Change” (REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2019 - 881684) This publication has been produced with the financial support of the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020) Disclaimer The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. Published: 2021 2 Country Report: Romania The Other Side of the Story: Perpetrators in Change 3 Contents Organizational Information ................................................................................................. 7 The Objectives of DASM: .................................................................................................. 7 The Structure of DASM: .................................................................................................... 7 The main departments: ................................................................................................. 7 Organisational Activities of DASM in the field of domestic violence: .................................. 8 Working methods .............................................................................................................. 9 Campaigns ........................................................................................................................ 9 The Interdisciplinary group for intervention in cases of high-risk domestic violence; ........ 10 European Projects ............................................................................................................ 11 Actions within the Child and Family Protection Department (DASM) towards creating the Centre for Preventing and Combating Violence in Families .............................................. 11 The Centre for Preventing and Combating Violence in Families ...................................... 13 Services which are provided within the centre: ............................................................ 13 Support programs which are provided within the centre: ............................................. 13 The beneficiaries of the centre: ................................................................................... 14 Activities within the centre: .......................................................................................... 14 Local collaborators of The Centre for Preventing and Combating Violence in Families (DASM) ........................................................................................................................... 16 Obstacles regarding abuse/violence prevention: ......................................................... 19 Challenges regarding abuse/violence prevention: ....................................................... 19 Romania - overview of general situation regarding work with perpetrators ................. 19 Statistical data in the field of violence in Romania ........................................................... 19 Statistical data on victims of domestic violence, who benefited, at request, from social services ....................................................................................................................... 23 Distribution of services according to the type of domestic violence:................................. 26 Statistical data regarding family perpetrators ............................................................... 27 Socio-demographic data on perpetrators provided by the Police ..................................... 30 4 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the phenomenon of Domestic Violence in Romania ............................................................................................................................. 38 Overview of the laws and the current legislative framework in the field of domestic violence in Romania ......................................................................................................... 47 The structure of existing social services and specialized social services at national level and best practices in work with perpetrators in Romania ..................................... 55 The Structure of existing social services and specialized social services at national level 55 Best practices in work with perpetrators in Romania ....................................................... 57 Organisations/programmes in Romania that carry out domestic abuse perpetrator work .................................................................................................................................... 57 Current needs in relation to domestic abuse perpetrator work in Romania: ..................... 64 Needs in perpetrator work: .............................................................................................. 64 Fieldwork Findings and Data Analysis ............................................................................ 67 Statistical analysis of the results of perpetrator interviews .......................................... 67 Demographics ................................................................................................................. 67 Current organisational response: .................................................................................... 67 Gaps in provision ............................................................................................................ 68 Barriers to accessing or engaging with services .............................................................. 69 Typical presentation of perpetrators ................................................................................ 69 Concern for the impact on children .............................................................................. 70 What works ..................................................................................................................... 71 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 73 Statistical analysis of the questionnaires applied to the victims .................................. 74 Participants views on their experiences of DVA and support for perpetrators .................. 74 Elements that aided or hindered victims of DVA to make changes .................................. 76 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 78 Focus Groups ................................................................................................................. 78 The frequent pattern of the victim has been identified within the discussions: ............. 84 The perpetrator's pattern has been identified within the discussions: .......................... 84 5 The perspective of the victims of DVA: ........................................................................ 84 The perspective of the perpetrators ............................................................................. 85 Localized issues: ......................................................................................................... 85 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 85 Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 87 Bibliography ...................................................................................................................... 89 Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 92 Appendix 1: Focus Group Vignettes ............................................................................ 93 Appendix 2: Key Worker Focus Group Questions ...................................................... 96 Appendix 3: Victim Surveys ......................................................................................... 98 If you have had more than one abusive partner, please tell us how many in the box below, and what gender(s) they were/are? ............................................................................... 103 Appendix 4: Coding Frame ......................................................................................... 105 6 Organizational Information The Social and Medical Services Directorate, The Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (DASM) The Social and Medical Services Directorate is the main public provider of social and medical services and social benefits at local level (Cluj-Napoca). The institution was created in 2008 and it is subordinated to the Local Council of the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca. The institution is funded from the local budget. Its mission is identifying the social problems and needs of the community; finding the proper solutions regarding child and family protection, the elderly, persons with disabilities and other persons in need or vulnerable groups, social and community