Breaking the organisational silence on police-perpetrated domestic abuse

26th May 2025Dr Clare Rawdin, Research Assistant, Anglia Ruskin University

Following some high-profile cases of police-perpetrated domestic abuse (PPDA) in the UK, there are growing concerns over the reporting of such offences and appropriate policing responses; drawing on research into an advocacy support intervention for victim-survivors of PPDA, Dr Clare Rawdin, Dr Sarah Wallace and Professor Emma Williams show how ‘organisational silence’ over PPDA is often maintained but can also be challenged.

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Breaking the organisational silence on police-perpetrated domestic abuse

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