| Project period |
April 2024 – November 2024
| Project staff |
PD Dr. Daniel Seddig (Project management)
| Cooperations |
Prof. Dr. Stephan L. Thomsen, Leibniz University Hannover, Institute for Economic Policy
| Funding |
Programm Polizeiliche Kriminalprävention der Länder und des Bundes (ProPK)
| Project description |
As part of a project of the “Federal Police Crime Prevention Programme” (ProPK), police and crime prevention experts are developing a campaign to educate and raise awareness among young people about the causes, consequences and warning signs of various forms of violence in partnerships (physical, psychological, sexual and digital violence). The campaign will use a video podcast to spread various messages via social media channels, especially YouTube. In short interview sequences with young people who have been affected by violence and with experts, various topics will be discussed and specific recommendations for those affected will be given.
In collaboration with Leibniz Universität Hannover, the KFN is responsible for developing and conducting the accompanying scientific research for this prevention campaign. A central concern of the research project is the evaluation of the causal effect of the short video messages. The aim is to investigate whether watching the videos (in the short, medium and long term) can trigger changes in the recipients’ awareness of the problem and level of knowledge regarding the causes, consequences and intervention options for partner violence. It will also be examined whether changes in attitude and behaviour can be observed as a result of the digital education campaign, for example with regard to the use of help services or the willingness to open up to friends or family. To this end, an experimental pretest-posttest study with young participants is expected to be conducted in autumn 2024.