8th international EFJCA Conference | 30 November & 1 December 2026 | Portlaoise (Ireland)

Bio Jack Menke

Jack Menke is a forensic physician and public health specialist (MPH, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) with over 25 years of international health experience, including 13 years developing HIV/AIDS responses in Zambia.

As medical director of FARR – medical forensic services in The Netherlands - and a driving force behind the national FMEKK programme (forensic medical investigation after domestic violence) and contributor to the development of post-mortem examination, he applies his experience in low-resource settings to developing comprehensive, cost-effective, and sustainable responses to child abuse and domestic violence in the Netherlands. His work bridges public health and forensic medicine, advancing accessible, victim-centred care, including protocols for non-fatal strangulation.

Presentation Femicide: Towards a Comprehensive National Framework for "Non-Fatal Strangulation" the experience in the Netherlands"

This presentation will share the results and implications of scientific research on non-fatal strangulation currently underway in three police regions in the Netherlands. The project adopts a comprehensive public health approach, bringing services as close to victims as possible while ensuring cost-effectiveness and sustainability through a national framework for practice.

Funded by the Ministry of Justice, the pilot covers approximately one-third of the Netherlands, with the ambition to extend the approach nationwide.