More than 60% showed no evidence of a risk management plan being prepared to protect victims. Out of a sample of 112 cases of stalking and harassment examined by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, none were found to have been dealt with well. In one case, a PIN was used after a violent domestic abuser armed with a knife threatened to cut the throat of a victim. The full extent of stalking and harassment in England and Wales is unknown because police and prosecutors often do not recognise the crimes, or record them incorrectly.Ī highly critical report by a joint inspectorate team has found that victims’ complaints are frequently not investigated and are dismissed by informal police information notices (PIN) being issued to perpetrators.
