Lord Flight
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Male Victims of Crime: Support
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I could not agree more with the right reverend Prelate on the point that preventing it in the first place is far better than having it happen and there being subsequent victims of it. We did a lot of work with the Troubled Families programme in tackling the problems upstream and identifying people who were victims or might become victims—and I think that is the basis for a good government policy.
Lord Flight (Con)
My Lords, is there a policy of similar punishments for similar crimes, or are favours still given to women?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I do not think there should be any favour. The whole concept and application of domestic abuse means that the system should ensure remedies and solutions for victims—as opposed to “favour”, if that is the right word—and I think the criminal justice system, fair as it is, will see to that.