As well as offering support to victims, A Whole System Approach has also been created for those who acknowledge that they are perpetrators of domestic abuse and wish to seek help. In each police force area, we will provide behaviour change programmes for domestic abuse perpetrators, enabling them to end the cycle of repeat victimisation.
Behaviour change programmes, delivered by local partners, give perpetrators the opportunity to talk about the devastating impact of their abusive behaviour. The interventions have been proven to help them change and reduce the number of domestic abuse incidents. These programmes are not an alternative to prosecution, but will run in parallel with action in the criminal justice system.

For abusers who do not accept responsibility for their behaviours, they will be robustly pursued through the criminal justice system.

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