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Victims in high-risk domestic abuse cases will be better protected after more specialist officers were assigned to support them.
Nottinghamshire Police will now operate four specialist domestic abuse teams providing seven day a week support to victims.
The changes, made in response to increasing demand, will ensure all cases identified as high risk are dealt with promptly by experienced detectives, and any necessary safeguarding measures put in place at the earliest opportunity.
In addition to arresting and charging offenders, officers can also pursue a number of other options at the early stages of an investigation in order to keep victims safe.
These include:
Detective Inspector Dan Evans, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Policing is fundamentally about protecting the public from harm, and we know that victims in cases of serious domestic abuse are at greater risk of further harm than almost any other group of people.
“They have each been through horrendous ordeals and are looking to us not only to hold their attackers to account, but also to keep them – and in many cases their children – safe.
“During the last twenty years or so I am pleased to say that we have made giant strides in this area and are already delivering a good level of service.
“We owe it to victims, however, to work even harder and to truly protect them from further harm.
“That is why we have made these changes and why we will continue to attract the very best of our detectives to this vital area of our work.”