Policing
Domestic homicides an “entrenched and enduring problem”
Coronavirus ‘weaponised’ by some domestic abusers as a new tool of control, and – in some cases – as an excuse or defence for abuse or homicide.
26th August 2021
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Coronavirus ‘weaponised’ by some domestic abusers as a new tool of control, and – in some cases – as an excuse or defence for abuse or homicide.
Chief Constable Alex Marshall (the chief exec of the College of Policing) argues that the changing mix of crime means that over the past 10 years, investigating and preventing crime is become more complex with crime such as child abuse and domestic violence taking up much more police time.
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has acknowledged openly that police use of Stop and Search remains problematic. Official data from the Home Office last year revealed that Black people aged 10 years or older were SIX times more likely to be stopped and searched than their white peers.
