Almost 100 arrested in first week of GMP clamp down on domestic abuse

GMP clamp down on domestic abuse

Greater Manchester Police has arrested 98 people wanted for domestic abuse over the last week.

As part of a month of action, GMP is reinforcing its fight against domestic abuse, raising awareness of the under reported crime, capturing criminals wanted for domestic abuse offences and encouraging people to recognise the signs in their own or someone else’s relationship.

Beginning on Monday 12 September and running for a month, Operation Scratch see officers from across Greater Manchester working together to search for people who have committed domestic abuse related crimes and reaching out to communities, urging them to report suspicions or get support if they are a victim.

The operation comes eight months after a change in the law that made coercive and controlling behaviour in relationships illegal. Since then, GMP has investigated 55 reports under the new legislation.

The new legislation mean that victims who are subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour can bring their perpetrators to justice, with incidents that stop short of serious physical violence but amount to extreme psychological and emotional abuse will now be recognised as a crime within the domestic abuse framework.