Centre for Women's Justice Survey
Police response to victims of VAWG accused of offending - survey of women's specialist services
About this survey
CWJ is engaged in research and advocacy aimed at improving the state response to victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) who are accused of offending, through reforms to law and practice. This survey forms part of research to investigate police practice in this area, including a specific focus on the response to Black, Asian, minoritised and migrant women. We aim to publish the research in autumn 2023. Taking part in this survey is voluntary. Any personal data you provide will only be processed for the purpose of this research and will be destroyed after five years. Please ensure any case examples you include in your answers are suitably anonymised to protect individuals' privacy and identity. Please contact Pragna Patel at CWJ with any queries: p.patel@centreforwomensjustice.org.uk
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Do you consent to your organisation being named in the published research?
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Do you consent to us contacting you to invite you to take part in a practitioners' focus group?
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Do you consent to us contacting you about potentially putting us in touch with women with lived experience (with their consent) to take part in interviews or focus groups?
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Please give brief details of any cases you are aware of in the last three years in which your organisation has supported a victim of VAWG who was accused of offending. (up to 300 words)
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Please describe any key concerns or issues that arose in relation to police practice in those cases. (up to 300 words)
What is your view of the following statement: "Women's experience of domestic abuse and other forms of VAWG is properly taken into account in decisions to arrest or prosecute them for offences connected with their experience of abuse."
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Have you noticed any factors that may have put your clients at greater or lesser risk of being criminalised as a result of their experience of abuse, such as ethnicity, mental health needs, substance use, immigration status, sexual orientation, neurodiversity/disability or socioeconomic status? Is there anything else you would like to add? (up to 300 words)
Are you aware of any examples of good police practice? What changes in police practice do you think would help to avoid unjust criminalisation of victims in these cases? Is there anything else you would like to add? (up to 300 words)
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