A thousand domestic abuse accounts taken via video link – Your Thurrock

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MORE than 1,000 reports from victims were taken over video call by specially-trained call handlers since March 2023, providing stronger evidence for cases of domestic abuse.

The process, called Rapid Video Response (RVR), is a victim-focused investigative tool which provides another way for domestic abuse victims to report an incident – without having to come to a police station or have officers visit their home in a marked police car.

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