Citation

Gregory J, Lees S. Br. J. Criminol. 1996; 36(1): 1-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Publisher Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

This article presents the key findings of a research project investigating changing police policies and practices at two London police stations in relation to rape and sexual assault cases. Despite a shift to the more sensitive treatment of women reporting sexual attacks, the attrition rate remains high. The police practice of no-criming' a high proportion of cases is compounded by the negative role of the Crown Prosecution Service and the extreme difficulty of securing a conviction when cases do come to court. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for a radical overhaul of the judicial process.