1. Mapping Study – Baltic Sea Region
NON VIOLENT CHILDHOODS
Mapping Study – Baltic Sea Region

2. Mapping Study: Objectives and scope
National laws and policies
Implementation measures in 11 countries
Opportunities and potential obstacles in implementation

3. Mapping Study: Methods
Literature review
GI country reports
CBSS Survey
UN Treaty Bodies – reporting procedure
National / international studies and reports
Input from meetings and consultations
Peer review

4. Mapping Study: Structure
Law and policy framework
International and European standards
National laws and policies
Research, data and analysis
Prevalence and scope
Awareness and attitudes
Impact evaluations
Disaggregated data
Implementation measures
Institutional framework
Dissemination of the law
Implementation strategies
Training, capacity building and social change
Reporting and complaints
Law enforcement
Special measures
Recommendations for accelerated progress

5. Preliminary findings: Legal ban
9 countries in the region have achieved legal prohibition
Lithuania:
Parliamentary debate forthcoming Feb. 2017
Russian Federation:
Prohibition still to be achieved in home, alternative care, day care
Domestic violence decriminalised (entry into force pending)
Dynamic process of law reform in the region
Explicit wording is considered necessary
Numerous legal provisions
Criminal and civil law, education acts, national constitutions
Preventive child welfare legislation

6. Preliminary findings: Data, analysis and trends
Reduced prevalence after prohibition
Increased levels of awareness measured
Awareness does not automatically lead to changed behaviour
Children more often than adults against use of corporal punishment
Full elimination of corporal punishment not yet achieved
Connections with other problems evidenced
Some groups appear to benefit less
Children with disabilities
Children in mental health institutions
Children in penal justice institutions and alternative measures
Girls appear to be more affected than boys
Corporal punishment in schools is still an issue in some countries

7. Preliminary findings: Implementation measures
Pioneer countries with 30 years and more experience
Trend to mainstream and integrate measures
Few specialised institutions or bodies
Little information about strategic planning and coordination
Combination of measures important:
Legal prohibition
Training, capacity building and awareness raising
Law enforcement and sanctions
Preventive child welfare and proactive measures for family support, protection / empowerment of children
Little information about measures to reach specific groups

8. Support requested… Costing of law reform
Budget allocation for implementation measures
Impact evaluations of laws
National strategies for implementation
Evaluations of campaigns, training, projects and programmes
Special indicators to measure outcomes of law reform and implementation
Which groups have benefited less in each country
Children with disabilities; children in alternative care / penal institutions / psychiatric institutions; asylum seeking families; children on the streets, …
Information about national court cases (criminal / civil courts)

9. THANK YOU
Daja Wenke
Research Coordinator to the Non Violent Childhoods Project