Primary schools must teach children what is unacceptable behavior as part of the whole-of-society approach to tackling misogyny, says a senior police official.
- NPCC leader for violence against women said prevention is key to ending misogyny
- She said that schools should teach children about inappropriate behavior.
Primary schools should teach children about the limits of acceptable behavior as part of a “whole of society” approach to tackling misogyny, a senior police official has said.
Maggie Blyth, leader of the National Council of Police Chiefs on Violence Against Women and Girls, said children need to learn about the risks of sharing explicit images online and the danger of toxic influencers like Andrew Tate.
The officer argued that it was time for teachers to focus on finding ways to prevent children from becoming future predators instead of leaving the problem in the hands of the police.
“I think there’s a lot more that should and should be done from elementary school to high school about children’s behavior and what children feel they get away with,” she said. The times.
‘The exacerbated risk around Instagram and Snapchat, where online behavior goes unchecked: image sharing, pornography, misogyny. The whole Andrew Tate line is really serious.
Maggie Blyth, National Council of Police Chiefs Leader on Violence Against Women and Girls
Ms Blyth said a number of measures will also be implemented in police forces, including the introduction of domestic violence specialists alongside detectives in an attempt to ease the focus on victims.
But he said the problem is “much bigger than policing” and needed a whole-of-society approach because forces alone cannot end misogyny and violence.
She added: ‘The biggest debate for society is around prevention. And how do we prevent men and boys from developing a (harmful) type of behavior or attitude?’
Ms Blyth was appointed in 2021 to address what Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Police called the “epidemic” of female violence.
The police watchdog noted the record low rate of prosecution for rape and the disproportionate number of girls affected by sexual violence.
Women’s trust in the police has also been damaged by a series of scandals, including the case of Wayne Couzens, who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in March 2021.
The recent cases of rapist and murderer PC Wayne Couzens (left) and rapist PC David Carrick (right) have generated public mistrust of the police.
In January, David Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001 before becoming an armed officer with Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009, was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years behind bars after admitting 49 counts, including 24 counts of rape.
Ms Blyth said that members of the police force had to meet very high standards because of the power given to officers.
He also said that rigorous internal investigations must be carried out, as well as proper supervision in shifts.
The senior officer warned that male sexual predators had become adept at grooming behavior, allowing them to get away with it without being apprehended.
“Our job is to make sure they don’t get in, remove them when we find them, and stop them from coming back,” he added.
