Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they are more empathetic with the perpetrators, new research suggests. When asked to respond to a “clear-cut”
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Officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.
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Campaigners are calling for urgent reform to so-called “digital strip searches” of crime victims by police. New digital disclosure consent forms have been rolled out to all 43 police forces
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A High Court judge says guidance may be needed to solve a “serious procedural problem” related to efforts to prevent forced marriage. Mr Justice Holman said Foreign Office officials may
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Hundreds of Jobcentre workers are being trained to support victims of domestic abuse. The Government announced that by the end of the summer, every Jobcentre in the UK will have
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Both Tory leadership hopefuls have committed to supporting new domestic violence laws, a minister has claimed. Home Office minister Victoria Atkins told MPs she has spoken to both Jeremy Hunt
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An Iraq war veteran has been jailed for life after stabbing a Britain’s Got Talent finalist to death in a violent rage. Desmond Sylva, 41, knifed his on-off girlfriend Simonne
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Police in London have raised concerns with safeguarding authorities about vulnerable children and adults on average 700 times a day in recent years, newly reported figures show. Nearly 1.3 million
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The Justice Secretary has admitted that reforms to divorce laws are likely to lead to a spike in the number of marriages ending. His remarks came as the Commons debated
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One in 28 adults in Scotland experiences extreme disadvantage, such as homelessness and substance dependency, each year, according to new research. The study found that almost 200,000 adults in Scotland
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