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.
Domestic violence victims 'failed by police response'
A damning report into how police deal with domestic violence has found there are "alarming and unacceptable" failures.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found only 8 of 43 forces in England and Wales were currently providing a substantial service.
Thousands of domestic violence victims are being failed due to poor attitudes, ineffective training and inadequate evidence gathering, HMIC said, as it called for an urgent shake-up of the response.
UK Editor Lucy Manning reports.
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