LEXOP – Lex-Operators. all together for women victims of intimate partner violence

Duration:	01-03-2011 – 28-02-2013 (24 months)
Partners:	Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna , Italy Municipality of Bologna , Italy Bologna Orlando Association , Italy Torino Association Donne & Futuro, Italy Landkreis Fulda – Freisausschuss Violence and Protection Assessment Centre , Germany Milano Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Italy Municipality of Torino, Young People Division, Italy Center for Research on Women Issues “DIOTIMA” , Greece Barcelona Generalitat of Catalunia – Secretariat of Security, Spain
Website:	www.lexop.org
Authority:	European Commission
Program:	Daphne

Project Description

The overall goal of the LEXOP project was to build a multidisciplinary network of operators involved, at different levels, in fighting intimate partner violence, in order to provide a coordinated response by the institutions, so that they can work together to protect the victims and persecute the offenders.

The main objective of this project was twofold:

Firstly, a high-level strategizing cross-training addressed to law enforcement, police operators, prosecutors, judicial operators, forensic professionals and lawyers. The final vademecum, as a result of the training sessions, is an effective tool, designed specifically for target groups.

Secondly, the project compared the already existing networks and used this advantage in order to implement a shared protocol. The indirect beneficiaries were both the judicial system and all the real or potential victims.