The Merseyside Model Saves Lives – so why is it not being rolled out nationally? | Impolite Conversation

Published on Impolite Conversation – 8 July 2013

“Not making the hate crime approach the national standard for people in prostitution is a hate crime in itself while women are being beaten, raped and murdered as the state looks the other way… If a particular policing approach was known to be achieving a 67% conviction rate for those who rape people in society in general, and yet it was only being used in one part of the country, there would be public uproar…” Read the full article on Impolite Conversation here.

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