This is a practice whereby police officers proactively contact victims of domestic violence after protective measures have been put in place. The aim is to reduce aggressor recidivism and/or increase victim safety.
Proactive contact monitors compliance with the protective measure and instructs the victim on the conditions of the measure and how to collect evidence and mobilize law enforcement in the event of its violation.

This is a home visitation program to promote child well-being and prevent child abuse and neglect. The approach is based on promoting bonding and positive interactions between parents and children, educating parents on child health and development, helping parents access community resources, and family and community support to help parents deal with problems such as substance use or mental health issues.

This is a supervision program for young people on probation or other alternative measures who have no history of violent crime and who are under the custody of their parents, guardians, or foster care institutions. The aim is to reduce recidivism and encourage employment and guaranteed income.
The program is implemented by police and probation officers, and consists of three phases:

This is a psychoeducational program to support families with children aged 0 to 12 who are exposed to neglect and mistreatment. The intervention is carried out by supervised and trained professionals (voluntary or paid) in the family’s home.
The components of the program include:
1) Initial needs assessment: describes family dynamics, coping patterns, abuse histories, and immediate needs; and
2) Family treatment plan: involves actions for child safety; problem-solving skills; promotion of parental competence; and social support.

This is a psychoeducational program for families with children up to the age of three. The intervention is carried out in the families’ homes so that parents can develop essential skills to help their children’s development.
The program has ten components:
1) Identification of impediments and motivations for parents;
2) Use of step-by-step checklists to identify specific knowledge and parenting skills, strengths, and needs;
3) Use of previous assessment information to develop a complete family support plan to meet their needs;

This is a program to monitor female victims of domestic violence and their children, with the intervention taking place after they leave the shelter for female victims of violence. The service is provided by a therapist and students trained in the subject, through weekly meetings in the family’s home.
It includes two components:
1) Help is offered to the women to obtain physical resources and social support with the goal of becoming self-sufficient, as well as training in decision-making and problem-solving; and

This is a restorative justice conferencing program for youth involved in a property crime with a victim. When used as an alternative to the judicial process, restorative justice conferencing promotes a meeting between the youth who admitted to the crime, their defenders, the victim, the victim’s defenders, a police officer, and a moderator, and allows for low stigmatization, faster reintegration of the youth into the community, and a decrease in future offending.

This is a restorative justice procedure that proposes meetings between victims and offenders to discuss the offenses committed and their consequences and implications for the future, with the aim of resolving the conflict under the mediation of a police facilitator.

This intervention focused on an area of Bogotá called “The Bronx”, which was the epicenter of drug trafficking and organized crime structures, as well as an area of critical incidence of various types of crime. The Bronx was also characterized by its spatial segregation, disconnection with the rest of the city, high density of vulnerable population, illegal social order, and low social integration, among others.