Second phase of Couzens inquiry to be completed within 24 months

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Second phase of Couzens inquiry to be completed within 24 months

Part two of this inquiry aims to establish if there is a risk of recurrence across policing, and will also investigate police culture and address the broader concerns surrounding women's safety.

Date - 23rd January 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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The degree to which police culture enables misogynistic and predatory attitudes and behaviours will be examined as part of the second phase of an ongoing inquiry into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Part one of the inquiry, which is...

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