Strangulation has traditionally been viewed as a violent act and has long been recognised as an assault in criminal law.
- Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
Restrictions on media coverage and the use of sexual history in court would be more effective changes.
Women not free to enjoy festivals in the same way as men.
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick has reminded the public of low abduction statistics, but instances of sexual misconduct in public are still alarmingly high
From video games developed where players can “play” at raping women, to advertisements that sexualise women’s bodies, men’s entitlement to women is just a given.
At least one in six older people experience some form of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse each year.
Around 10% of women aged 16 to 24 say they have experienced domestic violence in the last year.
Women over 60 are being killed in their own homes - but little more is known about these crimes.
A new three-year pilot programme to help the perpetrators of domestic abuse will start this April, but as investment in victim help declines, questions have arisen as to just how effective it can be.
New research reveals how many people over the age of 60 have been raped in the UK – and it is time to act.
We must place the responsibility for preventing assault firmly on men’s shoulders.
Domestic violence is not limited to younger women.
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