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The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) published a review on 16 November 2009 which considers a number of new measures that could be taken to tackle serial perpetrators of violence against women.
The review looks at how the police and other agencies track serial perpetrators across boundaries. It also considers what information is required by agencies to tackle perpetrators and what information should be made available to the public.
As well as seeking to learn lessons from past experience in order to enhance our understanding of perpetrator offending and what may help prevent it, the review provides an overview of relevant evidence, policy and legal issues. It also focuses on what additional powers the criminal justice system might need to control the activities of perpetrators of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, stalking and harassment, honour-based violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, rape, sexual assault, sex trafficking, prostitution and elder abuse.