The justice system is still failing victims and survivors of sexual violence

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Walker, Tammi, Foster, Alison, Majeed-Ariss, Rabiya and Horvath, Miranda (2020) The justice system is still failing victims and survivors of sexual violence. The Psychologist, 34. pp. 42-45. ISSN 0952-8229

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Abstract

The number of rape cases being dealt with by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) continues to sharply decline. The CPS charged, prosecuted and convicted fewer cases despite more alleged rapes being recorded by police in the year to March 2019. This data shows charged cases fell by 38%; prosecutions dropped by 33%; and convictions declined 27% (Crown Prosecution Service, 2019). However, alleged rapes recorded by the police increased by 9% in the same period. In effect, there were three convictions for every 100 rape cases recorded by the police in England and Wales in the year to March 2019.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: rape, victims, survivors, Crown Prosecution Service, CPS
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Other Departments (Central units) > Research & Enterprise
Depositing User: David Upson-Dale
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2021 10:27
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2022 12:26
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2078

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