Write For Us

Police should give violence against women same priority as terrorism, says watchdog

Sponsored Post Vitamin D2 Canada Persia
56 Views
Published
The report by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services says there is an epidemic of violence against women and girls, yet a "staggering" variation in how cases are handled by police forces across the country.

(Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

It calls for "fundamental, cross-system change", and found that three-quarters of domestic abuse cases were "closed early" without a suspect being charged.

They concluded police should treat violence by men against women and girls with the same urgency as terrorism.

Producer: Hila May
Camera operator: Ash Waring

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News
Category
Journals
Tags
channel 4 news, c4 news, c4
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment