Policing, ‘Vulnerabilities’ and Domestic Abuse: Victims, Perpetrators, Interventions

The 2021 Greater Manchester Gender- Based Violence Strategy (GBV) highlighted that ‘vulnerabilities’ can compound experiences of violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse. The strategy emphasises the need to challenge attitudes and inequalities, upskill the workforce, and foster a culture of reflective learning.

These priorities aim to enhance understanding, recognition and responses to domestic abuse and other forms of GBV. This ‘victim-survivor-led’ framework seeks to equip practitioners to deliver fair and appropriate responses for victim-survivors and for people who use violence, including targeted and accessible support ‘to facilitate change among perpetrators’.

This research project explored how current practice in Greater Manchester aligns with this approach, identifying both challenges and opportunities for further development as reported by local practitioners.

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