Women’s Aid wants gardaí trained and monitored on domestic violence

Gardaí need to be trained and monitored in implementing domestic abuse policy and required to keep statistics, Women’s Aid has told the Policing Commission.

In its submission to the expert body, the charity said the experience of women victims of domestic violence with gardaí “can vary from the excellent to the very negative”.

Negative experiences include: Gardaí not enforcing orders or arresting suspects; being dismissive or dealing informally with the abuser; failing to take a statement or gardaí knowing the abuser and not taking action.