Police 'failing' domestic violence victims
Thousands of domestic violence victims are being failed by police forces across England and Wales due to "alarming and unacceptable weaknesses" in the way cases are investigated, inspectors have found.
Abuse victims 'at unnecessary and avoidable risk'
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor said: "Domestic abuse casts a terrible blight on the lives of very many people, and can have tragic consequences.
"In too many police forces we found there were serious weaknesses in services, which are putting victims at unnecessary and avoidable risk."
He added: "Domestic abuse is not only about violence, it is about fear, control and secrecy.
"It is essential that the police make substantial reforms to their handling of domestic abuse, including their understanding of the coercive and psychological nature of the crime as well as its physical manifestations."
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