Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit

It has the capacity to oversee matters of domestic abuse against women and children.

[1] DOVVSU has a mission to prevent, apprehend and prosecute culprits of domestic violence and child abuse.

[2] The unit provides support and protection for victims of domestic abuse by interrelating activities with the Department of Social Welfare, the International Federation of Women Lawyers and the Legal Aid Board.

DOVVSU assists victims of sexual abuse, physical assault, fraud and neglect.

Assigned a new name to Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit in 2005, is composed of police personnel with offices in all regional capitals and desks in majority of districts in Ghana.