Staying Safe: The Merseyside Model – Ruth Jacobs interviewed on Policing Today (Part 1)
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The Merseyside Model Saves Lives – so why is it not being rolled out nationally? | Impolite Conversation
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.
In the Booth with Ruth – Alex Bryce, Manager, National Ugly Mugs
[I]f every aspect of the Merseyside model was implemented throughout the UK then there would be a sea change. If every area had a specialist ISVA working with sex workers and every police force adopted the hate crime approach then I have no doubt that more sex workers would report crimes and, as a result, more dangerous offenders would be brought to justice. This would be hugely beneficial to the police, to sex workers and, of course, to the wider public.
In the Booth with Ruth – Rosie Campbell OBE, Former Coordinator of Armistead Street & Portside Sex Work Projects
In Liverpool, over the last ten years, I have worked in a climate and ethos that is progressive in relation to crimes against sex workers, where the police have been committed in increasing confidence amongst sex workers in the police and as part of that introduced the sex work and hate crime policy.
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Guest blog on the Merseyside model for Coventry Women’s Voices
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