By The Guardian 2/26/2014
“Police officers make assessments of the risk to victims when they attend domestic violence incidents. Most forces have adopted what is seen as a national risk protocol, Dash – domestic abuse, stalking and honour-based violence – but some still use their own assessments or the judgment of the officer on scene.”
Read the entire article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/26/domestic-violence-risk-death-injury-police?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2