This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Start treating Domestic Violence attacks as the serious crimes they are
The effects of Domestic Violence are far reaching and do not stop at the physical abuse, the victims often lose their jobs, homes, friends and mental health, often resulting in diagnoses of PTSD, anxiety, stress and depression.
These crimes should be dealt with more severely with longer sentences
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Too many common assault convictions at Magistrates Court, with maximum sentences that are too short.
Please either give Magistrates the power to give longer sentences, stop automatically halving sentences or allow cases where perpetrators have similar convictions to be sent to trial at Crown Court, the injuries sustained are far more than common assault.
It takes strength to report abuse but women are let down by the judicial system, so many crimes are going unreported. Retrain magistrates and CPS
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