In the UK, partners or family members are responsible for nearly half of all female homicides. But there is an increasing rate of statement withdrawal from victims in high-risk domestic abuse cases. Tom Kirchmaier and Ekaterina Oparina highlight the alarming relationship between a police officer's workload and the rate of withdrawal of statements by victims.

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15 April 2024

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LSE British Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/higher-workload-for-police-officers-correlates-with-victims-withdrawing-statements/

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