More must be done to support victims of crime, a report has concluded. Agencies in the criminal justice system need to create a “culture of empathy”, Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove
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Michael Gove will launch a stinging attack on the “two-nation” justice system that allows the wealthy to enjoy “gold standard” services while “badly” failing many victims of crime. The poorest
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Serious criminal cases are taking longer to process than at any point in the last 15 years, according to research by a victims’ charity. The analysis of Ministry of Justice
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Vulnerable women who are victims of domestic abuse, sexual exploitation or suffer with mental health problems could be given additional support after a near £50 million lottery pledge. The Big
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Undergraduates at a North East university have formed an innovative and unique collaboration with Northumbria Police to help promote awareness of domestic violence in the region. First year media students
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Police and prosecutors need “to undertake radical change” in the way they handle rape complaints after an independent report highlighted the “overwhelming burden” on police staff, with “high levels of
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The country’s first safe house for domestic violence victims over the age of 45 has opened. Eva Women’s Aid, based in Redcar, Teesside – which has worked with victims aged
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Equally safe is a consultation on proposals including to create specific offences concerning domestic abuse and the introduction of statutory jury directions in sexual offence cases. The Scottish Government is
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Counci (NISCC) is hosting a lunchtime seminar entitled “Tackling Domestic Abuse – Working inside and out of Criminal Justice/Early Intervention” presented by Kerry Malone of
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A 24-hour advocacy support service for victims and survivors of rape, which was piloted in Glasgow, was highly valued by those who used it, according to an independent evaluation by
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