This research report focuses on the three main institutional links in handling cases of domestic violence: the police, prosecution and the courts.
In the first chapter, the data provided by the Kosovo Police are analyzed, with an emphasis on the regional distribution of reported cases, the demographic distribution, the ratio between procedural parties and gender participation.
In the second chapter, the performance of the Basic Prosecutor’s Office is evaluated by analyzing the handling of criminal reports and the filing of indictments related to cases of domestic violence.
The third chapter deals with the Basic Courts, a comprehensive analysis of the role of this institution is intended, including data from three perspectives: the monitoring of sessions by the monitors engaged by the Group for Legal and Political Studies, the analysis of the data provided from Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC), as well as analyzing a sample of judgments. For each institution, qualitative and quantitative data will be provided, thus providing a comprehensive approach in order to identify as many elements as possible and therefore the factors towards eventual bottlenecks that the system may have as a result of the ever greater challenges in this direction.
