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Brute force: domestic abuse in the ranks

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:35:23
Publish Date: 2025-06-17 05:00:00
Description:

The police have an increasingly bad reputation when it comes to dealing with violence against women and girls. Forces in England and Wales say they’re trying to fix that, but its track record within its own ranks paints a very different picture. This is the story of three women with one shared experience- being a police officer whose own institution can’t help them escape the abuse of their partners. 


Reporter: Eve Livingstone

Producer: Ada Barumé

Artwork: Lola Williams

Sound Design: Dominic Delargy

Editor: Jasper Corbett


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