PR: Overhaul of laws to protect women from domestic killers: CWJ welcomes the Government’s recognition of potential gender bias in domestic homicide laws

The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) welcomes the Lord Chancellor’s announcement to adopt most of the recommendations in Clare Wade KC’s review of Domestic Homicide Sentencing. The focus of his announcement is that such reforms should be aimed at better protecting vulnerable women.

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CWJ Response to report of Baroness Casey's Review into the Metropolitan Police

Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police culture  is without precedent in its unswerving criticism of a corrupt, institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic police force.  We welcome her “no holds barred” approach and  determination to go beyond the usual “learning the lessons” we have repeatedly seen with reports and reviews of policing over the years which have changed nothing. 

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CWJ response to Government on Domestic Homicide Review: Cherry picking recommendations will have unintended consequences for victims of domestic abuse

Instead of embracing the opportunity presented by this review to modernise the law and improve how the concept of coercive control is used to inform both defences and sentencing decisions, the government’s cherry picking response fails to address the gender disparities faced by women who kill their abusers and could in fact lead to greater unfairness.

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PR: Children born of rape should be recognised as secondary victims of crime says Justice Committee report

The Justice Committee has today (30th September) published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft Victims Bill, recommending that children born of rape should be recognised as secondary victims and included in the Victims’ Code. This proposal features amongst several other welcome recommendations to strengthen the Bill and improve end-to-end support for victims of crime

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PR: Police perpetrated domestic abuse “the police response to PPDA is significantly harming the interests of the public.”

The report published today by the triumvirate body examining police super-complaints has found that many of the extremely concerning issues identified in the Centre for Women’s Justice super-complaint are borne out in a detailed study and 140 page report; ‘the most extensive inquiry’ into this issue ever undertaken in England and Wales’.

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