This article was downloaded by: [Eleni Stlianou University Of Nicosia] On: 05 December 2011, At: 06:32 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK European Journal of Social Work European Journal of Social Work Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cesw20 Mandatory reporting of domestic violence cases in Cyprus; barriers to the effectiveness of mandatory reporting and issues for future practice Christos Panayiotopoulos a University of Nicosia, Nicosia Available online: 24 May 2011 To cite this article: Christos Panayiotopoulos (2011): Mandatory reporting of domestic violence cases in Cyprus; barriers to the effectiveness of mandatory reporting and issues for future practice, European Journal of Social Work, 14:3, 379-402 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2010.490936 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and- conditions This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.
European Journal of Social Work Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2011, pp. 379 402 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group ROUTLEDGE Mandatory reporting of domestic violence cases in Cyprus; barriers to the effectiveness of mandatory reporting and issues for future practice ??????????? ??????? ??? ???????????? ???????? ??????????? ??? ????????????????? ????; ??????? ???? ?????????????????? ??? ????????????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ?????????? Christos Panayiotopoulos Downloaded by [Eleni Stlianou University Of Nicosia] at 06:32 05 December 2011 Domestic violence and child abuse rates have been slowly but steadily increasing since 2000 in Cyprus. Both the police and social services departments report alarming changes in the way families function nowadays in Cyprus. However this is not a new problem. In order to monitor the phenomenon and to be able to design policy programmes, the law services introduced, in 1998, mandatory reporting of all child abuse and domestic violence cases to the Attorney General's Office. Seven years later there were no signs of significant changes, and the real causes for this were unknown. The aim of this paper is to report on the evaluation of mandatory reporting. The study investigated causes and obstacles that seemed to lead to the insufficient implementation of mandatory reporting. Correspondence to: Dr Christos Panayiotopoulos, Associate Professor, Programme of Social Work, University of Nicosia, Makedonitissa Avenue 46, Nicosia 1700, Cyprus. Email: panagiotopoulos.c@unic.ac.cy ISSN 1369-1457 (print)/ISSN 1468-2664 (online) C 2011 Taylor & Francis http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2010.490936
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