Topic: Police Reporting

2 chapters across the catalog

What Women Want Men To Know About Abuse And Sexual Harassment
49:42 - 53:41

What Women Want Men To Know About Abuse And Sexual Harassment

Legal System Failures, Victim Blaming and Reporting Assault

Joe criticizes the UK legal system for being "disgusting" and "behind" in how it treats sexual assault victims, noting the trauma of repeated questioning and the prevalence of victim-blaming. The panel discusses how societal narratives often shift blame onto women's clothing or choices. Despite these barriers, Joe implores women to report incidents to create a statistical record that forces institutional change.

What Women Want Men To Know About Abuse And Sexual Harassment
58:26 - 1:03:12

What Women Want Men To Know About Abuse And Sexual Harassment

Practical Responses, Breaking the Freeze and Police Resources

Joe suggests that women can practice verbal responses to harassment to break the "freeze" instinct that often occurs during a threat. Glenn emphasizes the importance of logging all incidents with the police, even non-criminal ones, so that resources can be allocated to problematic areas. They argue that the burden of change should be on society to become safer, rather than on women to restrict their lives.