Behind the Badge -"It's rewarding to know we're helping people break that pattern of abuse."

“It’s really rewarding to know we’re helping people break that pattern of abuse."

Martyn is our Head of Investigations for Domestic Abuse, Rape and Serious Sexual Offences. He talked to us about what his role involves and how we can make a difference. Read his story to get an insight #BehindtheBadge:

"We all come into policing to make a difference, but when it comes to helping victims of domestic abuse it feels like you can make a significant and lasting difference to people’s lives.

"More often than not, domestic abuse is not a one-off incident, it’s a prolonged and sustained pattern of abuse.

"Often victims experience something like 50 incidents of abuse before they feel able to report it.

"Offenders are dangerous and manipulative, sometimes to such a degree that victims often don’t realise they are victims.

"A large proportion of the incidents response officers attend are actually domestic.

"So - as well as investigations - my team also trains frontline officers so they can carry out initial forensic enquiries on-scene when time is of the essence.

"It’s complex and challenging work.

"And I’ll tell you why it’s so rewarding: we invariably develop a connection with victims.

"It’s really rewarding to know we’re helping people break that pattern of abuse and we’re putting them on the first step to rebuilding their lives."

#BehindtheBadge helps you meet some of the people behind the scenes or ‘behind the badge’ here at Warwickshire Police.

Here, they share their stories, telling you how they feel about their work and helping you to understand more about the people who work in policing in our county.

Have you read Lily's story about why she became a PC or did you watch Linda's video about the joy of being a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)?

Did you catch our video about “Swiss Army knife” police dog Freddie and his handler Liam?

We’ll share more stories in the weeks to come so watch this space.

Find out more about #BehindtheBadge on our dedicated webpage.