Our CEO Harriet Wistrich features on the @crimeanalyst podcast
The episode covers landmark cases including John Worboys & Sally Challen, the campaign to criminalise coercive control, and the legal mechanisms used to keep dangerous offenders behind bars
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Around 2500 offenders may be released under Labour plans to help tackle the prison overcrowding space, including rapists who have been jailed for more than 15 years ⤵️
https://t.co/rcL4XlbuVR
Domestic abuse is a public health emergency.
Cardiff's University Hospital shows what's possible, with IDVAs and specialist teams working together to support survivors through recovery. It's great to see first-hand.
I want this kind of practice built on across health services.
Schools have a duty to keep your child safe and to prevent bullying. If your child has been bullied at school, it can feel very distressing to know what steps you can take - our advice can help! #BullyingAtSchool#StopBullying https://t.co/Fn2br4YgTx
Missing from the Courts' sentencing in the Fordingbridge rapes is any reference to misogyny-having mates there to catcall the victims & film their degradation.
We have higher sentences for racially aggravated offending.
Time to legislate for misogyny-aggravated offending too?
NOW there are 59 charges against the Tate Brothers, robust enough for an extraordinary extradition.
The @CPSUK and @HertsPolice have some explaining to do about dropping all charges in 2019.
Imagine the pain avoided if they had this zeal back then.
https://t.co/XQYwGMQmp7
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to bring additional charges against brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. Following their arrest, prosecutors will seek extradition in relation to the original charges and the further charges we have authorised. Read: https://t.co/V83QcbVDOU
Following our investigation, a man has been charged with the attempted rape of a woman on a Bakerloo Line train last Saturday night.
He will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court today (16 July).
Read more 👉
https://t.co/wIhmZZSUSW
Late night train predator Sebastian Vernon targeted two women travelling alone late at night, sexually assaulting them just weeks apart.
Following our investigation, he’s now behind bars.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/0nyzYBTTCf
A new national approach to court listings will prioritise rape and serious sexual offence cases in Crown Courts across England and Wales. Alongside new guidance on appropriate remote participation, these reforms will help victims get their cases heard sooner.
Gérald Marie, former European head of Elite Model Management is facing rape lawsuits tied to his alleged role as a Jeffrey Epstein associate via modeling industry networks.
Multiple women, have accused Marie of rape and assault...
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Today James Stock was jailed for 20 years the attempted murder of his then partner near Weston-super-Mare.
He repeatedly tried to strangle Caroline Goddard, but she bravely called police partway through the 45-minute attack.
https://t.co/sUTMGrOueO
The mayor of a Cambridgeshire town will be deported to his home country of Latvia after being found guilty of raping a woman twice in her home.
Aigars Balsevics, who was the mayor of Wisbech, was jailed for more than six years after he was convicted of attacking the woman ⤵️
https://t.co/XnLKeVm0ZJ
Leicestershire Police warns that convicted Uber driver Adam Daley, 33, may have additional unreported victims due to his job picking up passengers at night. Daley was sentenced to 16 years for the 2023 rape.
I’ve launched my strategy for 26-29. Guided by what survivors and others have told me, I'll be focusing on specialist services, health, policing and probation.
I’ll use my role to drive accountability and systemic improvement for people experiencing DA.
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