Category: Victims in the justice system
Use for stories relating to the way the justice system operates.
Inspectors find fewer than one in five CPS letters to rape victims are of acceptable quality
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The HMCPSI report looked at the effectiveness of the CPS’s communication with victims of crime.
Survey finds rape victims have lost faith in the justice system
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A survey of nearly 500 survivors of rape, undertaken by the Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, has highlighted just 14% believed they would receive justice by reporting the crime to the police.
Urgent action needed to tackle surge in anti-social behaviour following lockdown
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Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, today spoke out on behalf of anti-social behaviour victims following mounting evidence of a surge in anti-social behaviour complaints.