Violence against women a national emergency, Mahmood says

As she announced plans to deploy specialist rape and sexual harassment investigation teams in every police force in England and Wales by 2029, violence against women and girls is a national emergency, the home secretary said. It's part of a long-awaited initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and girls for the first time in a decade. The plan, which will include funding for undercover units operating online, as well as a roll out of domestic abuse protection orders, is set to be unveiled on Thursday, after being postponed three times this year. Shabana Mahmood said that during her tenure in office she had come to the sad conclusion that "the criminal justice system fails women.

The way police officers prosecuted cases was too much of a postcode lottery, Laura Kuenssberg said on Sunday. According to the government, the new teams will have officers with specialized investigation expertise for dealing with rape and sexual harassment cases. According to the organization, staff will have the right education to know the behavior of abusers and victims. More than half of police departments already have these teams in place, but the government claims that every force will have dedicated officers by 2029. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley applauded the change, saying that the government will imitate tactics used by the Met in its current V100 program. The program seeks to identify and target men who pose the greatest risk to women using statistics. The Met uses the

same relentless resolve we use to combat terrorism to combat violence against women and girls,

Sir Mark added,

We've developed a whole new system that focuses on finding and defending men who commit violence, and I'm delighted that the government is now urging all forces to follow the same model.

A rollout of domestic abuse protection orders has been sent throughout England and Wales, and it has been confirmed over the past year. They can be used in situations involving coercion or control behavior, and they can also prohibit people from calling a victim, visiting their house, or posting harmful material online. Breaching an order is a criminal offence. Mahmood said early evidence from the pilots supporting the orders was very positive, with a significant number of arrests of people in breach of the orders.

The really interesting thing about these orders is that they take the onus away from the woman, the perpetrator, to chase her abuser all the way around different portions of the court system in order to enforce the order and actually puts it back on the police.

she said. There will be over $2 million in investment for special undercover units of police officers who work online, with the intention of harassing women and girls on the internet. The government is also considering expanding Clare's Law to include crimes such as stalking, sexual assault, and harassment. Clare Wood, who was assassinated in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend who had a history of violent conduct, was the subject of the statute. People can now request details from the police regarding their spouse's or ex-partner's history of domestic violence. According to a study published earlier this month, more than a quarter of police forces in England and Wales did not have basic guidelines for investigating sexual offenses. According to the report, sexually motivated crimes against women in public remained widespread, challenged the limited availability of evidence, and called for urgent action to discourage predators from committing suicide.

The government's plan's unveiling has been long-awaited. It was originally expected to be announced in the spring. Last year, Labour promised to use

every government weapon at your disposal to threaten perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence. The chairs of three Commons select committees reacted with rescheduled delays in announcing the proposals on Tuesday. Boys and young men's changing attitudes will be at the forefront of what is predicted, according to the BBC. It is estimated that three main objectives will be implemented: preventing young men from radicalizing, preventing assaults, and assisting victims. Any domestic violence survivors have told the BBC that the time for talking is over, and that these steps must be carried out quickly. The news was

too little, too late,

Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said. It had been

disappointing

to develop its plan, according to Laura Kuenssberg, and the funds were

a very small amount. When asked why the previous Conservative government, of which he served, and the new Labour one had failed to solve the crisis, he said both sides disagreed seriously but added that the criminal justice system was