Clarke: Reports must trigger immediate risk assessments

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A report calls for police to conduct immediate risk assessments when women report threats or abuse from partners. It describes warning signs including prior violence, stalking, threats with weapons, and escalating coercive control.

A woman tells police she is afraid her partner will kill her.She reports the threats. She may have been beaten before. She may have been stalked, threatened with a weapon or subjected to escalating control. She may even apply for…