HOME NEWS FACTS & MYTHS WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SECURE A CONVICTION? REFORMS CASE STUDY CONTACT

LINKS

www.homeoffice.gov.uk official statistics on rape

www.rapecrisis.org.uk support group for victims

www.womenagainstrape.net support group for victims

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk campaigning for gender equality

www.criminalbar.com professional body of lawyers

www.acpo.police.uk association of chief police officers

www.cps.gov.uk
crown prosecution service

CASE STUDY

The above video illustrates one of the major issues facing juries in whether or not to convict.

The case study is based on actual events that occured in Bournemouth, UK in 2006 where both the accused and the complainant (played by actors in the video) had been drinking heavily.

The full transcript of Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen's Bench Division (presented in part in the video) can be read by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATS

 

11%

of rapes happen between people who have known each other for less than 24 hours*

 

* source: "A Gap or a Chasm" - Official Home Office Report 2005 - Find at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ rds/pdfs05/hors293.pdf

 

AUDIO

Double-click on the above audio file to hear "Anna's" story in more depth.

 

 

Double-click on the above audio file to hear "Alex's" story in more depth.