this moment has been a long time coming for richard spinks and alison ward. it's nice to meet you.er death. four months after that call, gracie was killed. today, richard and alison are visiting cheshire police to see how the force's harm reduction unit protects victims of stalking. this is our office. james there is one of our four probation officers that's aligned with the unit. so did you start off quite small and sort of build up to this? yes, absolutely. three or four of you... this is eight years in the making. at the inquest, derbyshire police admitted it had failed gracie. since her death, her parents have been fighting for change to require all police forces to employ dedicated stalking advocates who will be there to provide help and support to victims, like vicky at cheshire police. when we first meet a victim, you are meeting a person in absolute crisis a lot of the time. you are not a police officer there to take a statement. you are somebody to talk to, to vent to, who's also going to provide you with some knowledge, some information about how to keep yourself safe. we