“The onus must not be on women to ‘find out’ whether their partner has a history of abuse' - refugecharity
are “unjustly criminalised” in Wales and England, with abusers sometimes directly using the criminal justice and immigration systems as a tool to exert control over their victims.Domestic abuse: a new study estimates more than a quarter of women under 50 have experienced domestic violence by a male partner
“For far too long the focus has been on what the victim might have done differently, rather than on the behaviour of the perpetrators themselves. This must now change. Electronic tagging of people who pose a risk to women and girls is also being considered, while the Home Office said there are plans to invest £75 million on directly addressing the behaviour by abusers as part of an overall £81 million package for tackling perpetrators over the next three years.
However, CEO Ruth Davison called for further measures to help protect women and victims of domestic abuse.
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