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Detective Sergeant (DS) Ruth Thompson has been judged as the winning entry in the first National Police Chiefs’ Council...

She was the only officer in Wales to have received an award

A detective who led a team that helped secure a 28-year sentence against a dangerous domestic abuser from Middleton has...

Myself, in terms of not wanting to marry a stranger. but she actually made the point, "this doesnt change "anything." you know, "you cannot come back, even though robina died "in this way. "you mustnt show your face at the funeral," etc, which is why i set up the charity karma nirvana, so i could speak out. and interesting that you do hold your mother, of all family members, primarily responsible for inculcating this particular sort of atmosphere and practice and behaviour in your family. you sa...

Before they see abuse, weve got a problem. i saw that in my role at karma nirvana. i recall a police officer calling the helpline and i used to have "beggar belief" box on my emails, and this police officer rang the helpline and he said, "im ringing "you because you deal with the cultural stuff, "dont you, as an organisation?" and the call handler listened to this call and he said, "ive got a man with me, who is from an afghanistan "background here in britain, who is in a full—blown "relations...

That strong message. i mean, i campaigned for the criminalisation of forced marriage. that, im hearing, from the younger generation today, is acting as a deterrent, as almost a tool to negotiate with family members... to be clear, you achieved that. yeah. i mean, that legislation was passed. absolutely. and younger people are telling me now that, "were able to say to our parents, �*you cant do �*this to us. �*it�*s against the law. "youll go to prison�*." so... but i have to say, chang...

Parents migrated from india concerted effort of awareness, to the uk, to the midlands, people in schools, teachers in england. need to be talking about this, they wanted to arrange because theyre the most affected group — children and young people. your marriage. indeed, i think, from the age of eight, they were talking so, yes, weve created laws, but to shift a culture about who you would marry. you, as a teenager, and a mindset, weve got to continue speaking out rejected that, didnt you? and...

Done in karma nirvana, this ngo that you established afterwards, has made any difference to the mindset of people, including women like your late mother? i think it has. i think its made an influence in terms of sending out that strong message. i mean, i campaigned for the criminalisation of forced marriage. that, im hearing, from the younger generation today, is acting as a deterrent, as almost a tool to negotiate with family members... to be clear, you achieved that. yeah. i mean, that legisla...

And human rights commission, have talked about what they see as a problem, from policing to politicians, with public officials who worry that if they are too interventionist in some of these cases, they will be labelled racist. absolutely. if people see culture before they see abuse, weve got a problem. i saw that in my role at karma nirvana. i recall a police officer calling the helpline and i used to have "beggar belief" box on my emails, and this police officer rang the helpline and he said, ...

"they are the gatekeepers of abuse." do you think the work youve done in karma nirvana, this ngo that you established afterwards, has made any difference to the mindset of people, including women like your late mother? i think it has. i think its made an influence in terms of sending out that strong message. i mean, i campaigned for the criminalisation of forced marriage. that, im hearing, from the younger generation today, is acting as a deterrent, as almost a tool to negotiate with family memb...