Ps have launched a brand new parliamentary inquiry into whether or not sexist and misogynistic posts on-line are a warning that actual life violence in opposition to women is to comply with amid fears that possibilities to cease harmful males are being missed.

The Women and Equalities Committee stated the main focus of its new probe into the “escalation of violence against women and girls” could be whether or not there are “patterns of behaviour” by males that point out an elevated chance to progress to critical assaults on feminine victims.

It stated the inquiry – which follows tragedies such because the homicide of aspiring London lawyer Zara Aleena by the prolific offender Jordan McSweeney and the violent crimes in opposition to girls carried out by Met officers Wayne Couzens and David Carrick- had been triggered by “a number of high profile cases where women have been raped and murdered by perpetrators with a concerning history of offending”.

But it stated that in addition to trying on the hyperlinks between earlier offending and later critical violence, it could additionally examine whether or not “non-criminal behaviour” together with “sexist and misogynistic language online” may be the prelude to bodily assaults.

Caroline Nokes, the Tory MP and former Home Office minister who chairs the committee, stated the inquiry would additionally study whether or not there's “a problem in the workplace culture of some public sector organisations” together with the police and fireplace service, which have each been engulfed by latest scandals concerning the conduct of some officers.

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“In recent years we have seen a series of high-profile crimes, where men have been convicted of rape and murder who had a history of other forms of violent or sexual crime,” she stated.

“We want to understand if there are patterns of behaviour which could indicate a higher likelihood to escalate to more serious forms of crime.

“This could include criminal behaviours, such as domestic violence, stalking or flashing, or non-criminal behaviours such as using misogynistic language. We also want to see if sexist and misogynistic behaviour online translates to physical violence in the real world.

“Are the police force and criminal justice system set up to identify and challenge these behaviours, and provide suitable interventions to mitigate their effects?

“Given the catalogue of cases of serving officers committing serious crimes, we also have to ask if they are doing enough to ensure the culture within their own ranks isn’t fostering dangerous attitudes to women.”

The committee is asking for written submissions on the problems it's investigating to be despatched to it by 22 September earlier than holding a collection of hearings within the following months.

As properly as inspecting the hyperlinks between sure kinds of crime, together with “non-contact sexual offences”, and later violence in opposition to girls and any reference to on-line misogyny, the committee may also study whether or not measures in response are ample and what extra would possibly must be executed to scale back the danger to girls.