Ten Years On: Stalking in Kirklees, policing and support for victims.

政府关于暴力侵害妇女和女孩行为的国家战略中包括了跟踪骚扰行为，而所有性别的人都可能成为受害者，大多数受害者是妇女，大多数肇事者是男子。在全国范围内进行的研究已经确定了对跟踪受害者心理和身体健康的一系列负面影响，并确定了与家庭谋杀的联系，因此预防和早期干预尤为重要。十年前，在2012年，英格兰和威尔士将跟踪犯罪纳入法律，在过去的两年里，西约克郡的跟踪报告大幅增加，包括在柯克利斯区，但对跟踪犯罪的定罪率很低。最近没有关于西约克郡跟踪的研究，也没有为受害者提供任何专家支持，尽管研究表明这种支持在受害者的健康和福祉以及刑事司法系统方面带来了更好的结果（Suzy Lamplugh Trust 2022）。哈德斯菲尔德大学的安全社会研究所正在开展一个行动研究项目，该项目将使跟踪问题从边缘走向解决西约克郡地区暴力侵害妇女和女孩问题的政策和实践的中心。我们正在开展一个行动研究项目，重点是西约克郡的Kirklees区，其中涉及到曾是跟踪行为受害者的妇女的声音。我们在该项目中的主要合作伙伴是西约克郡警察局、西约克郡减少暴力股（西约克郡联合管理局）、更安全的柯克利斯和奔宁家庭虐待伙伴关系。行动研究致力于支持变革，改善该项目的主要方面是：a.建立一个新的跟踪知识和研究中心，与哈德斯菲尔德大学安全社会研究所挂钩。审查警方关于跟踪骚扰的数据和跟踪骚扰案件中的调查决策，为改进警务反应提供信息。确定目前对跟踪受害者的支助范围，审查国际上对跟踪受害者/幸存者的最佳做法。与跟踪骚扰受害妇女协商/让她们参与，了解她们获得支助的经历和对改善支助的看法。制作一个提供跟踪骚扰支助的模式，与跟踪骚扰受害者的辩护人、家庭和性虐待服务机构、妇女和女孩服务机构及其他组织一起制作。我们将通过该中心分享整个西约克郡项目的实践和学术学习。我们还将通过已建立的多机构和社区网络分享学习，该大学和我们的合作伙伴，西约克郡警察，西约克郡减少暴力单位，更安全的Kirklees和奔宁家庭虐待伙伴关系是活跃的。我们还将在全国范围内分享学习。

Stalking is included in the governments national strategy on violence against women and girls, whilst people of all genders can be victims, the majority of victims are women and the majority of perpetrators are men. Research nationally has identified a whole range of negative effects on stalking victims' psychological and physical health and has established a link to domestic murder, making prevention and early intervention particularly important. Stalking offences were introduced into law in England and Wales ten years ago in 2012, there has been a large increase in reports of stalking across West Yorkshire in the last two years, including in the Kirklees district, but convictions for stalking offences are low. There is no recent research on stalking in West Yorkshire nor any specialist support provision for victims, despite research showing such support brings about much better outcomes in terms of victims health and well being and in the criminal justice system (Suzy Lamplugh Trust 2022). Secure Societies Institute (SSI) at the University of Huddersfield are carrying out an action research project which will bring the issue of stalking from the margins to the centre in policy, practice addressing violence against women and girls in the West Yorkshire region. We are carrying out an action research project focused on the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, which involves the voices of women who have been victims of stalking. Our main partners in the project are West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (West Yorkshire combined Authority), Safer Kirklees and Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership. Action research is committed to supporting change, improving The main strands to the project are;a. Setting up a new stalking knowledge and research hub linked to the Secure Societies Institute at the University of Huddersfield.b. Reviewing police data on stalking and investigative decision making in stalking cases to inform improvements to policing responses.c. Scoping current support for victims of stalking and review best practice for stalking victims/survivors internationally.d. Consulting/involving women who have been victims of stalking about their experience of support and views on improving support.e. Producing a model for a stalking support provision, produced with victims of stalking their advocates, domestic and sexual abuse services, women's and girls services and other organisations. We will share practice and academic learning from the project across West Yorkshire via the hub. We will also share learning via the established multi-agency and community networks that the university and our partners, West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit, Safer Kirklees and Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership are active within. Also we will share learning nationally.