Women and girls will be better protected under a new national
strategy using advanced data analysis and algorithms to
relentlessly target the most dangerous perpetrators of abuse.
This initiative is part of an ambitious, unprecedented mission to
reduce such violence by 50% within the next decade. It will see
police forces use new data-driven tools to focus on the small
number of offenders responsible for the highest levels of harm.
Working closely with the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC),
and the College of Policing, the Home Secretary will oversee the
development of a new national approach to the use of these
data-driven tools – which use computer programmes to bring
together and analyse a range of police data to identify and
pursue offenders involved in domestic abuse, sexual assault,
harassment, and stalking.
These tools, used alongside police officers' expert judgment,
will help law enforcement prioritise and pursue the most
dangerous offenders, enabling a more effective allocation of
police resources.
The government is committed to providing both local and national
capabilities to tackle these devastating crimes and ensure law
enforcement agencies pursue the most prolific offenders.
In addition, the technology will assist in building risk profiles
for both perpetrators and victims, enabling law enforcement and
partner agencies to implement robust management plans that
disrupt offenders' behaviour and enhance victim safety.
This new approach will standardise the use of predictive
technologies across police forces, ensuring those who pose the
greatest threat are identified and managed through the criminal
justice system or community-based, multi-agency interventions.
The Home Office funded National Police Chiefs' Council's Violence
Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Taskforce will lead the charge in
creating a framework for forces to follow. This framework will
focus on identifying and managing the most dangerous offenders
and drive forward a consistent national approach that allows
those in operational policing to help meet the ambition to halve
violence against women and girls in a decade.
