… States there has been a trend towards recognising FGM as a criminal act. In all EU member States, legal provisions … applicable to the practice of FGM and may be a basis for criminal prosecution. In some countries, a specific criminal law has been introduced to address FGM. This study …
… crimes and have a lower involvement in serious violence, criminal damage and professional crime. The UK’s Report on … system. Around half of the women identified by the criminal system in the UK committed offences to support … (see previous chapter for further details) and to record and investigate all forms of gender-based violence …