Tag: Rape
CPS statistics show a further drop in rape charges despite police referring more cases
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Crown Prosecution Service data, issued yesterday, shows a further fall in the number of charges for rape despite police referring more cases to them.
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.