First academic deep dive shows arcane attitudes to victims of sexual offences are prevalent, but the study itself is cause for optimism
CPS lawyers in England and Wales trivialise teen sexual abuse, report says
A major report on how the Crown Prosecution Service deals with rape cases makes for grim reading.
The first academic deep dive into CPS case files – alongside interviews with its staff, police officers and independent sexual violence advisers (ISVAs) – reveals bleak examples of prosecutors dismissing alleged crimes by younger suspects on younger victims, using victim-blaming language and raising eyebrows about non-conventional sexual practices.
Continue reading…First academic deep dive shows arcane attitudes to victims of sexual offences are prevalent, but the study itself is cause for optimismCPS lawyers in England and Wales trivialise teen sexual abuse, report saysA major report on how the Crown Prosecution Service deals with rape cases makes for grim reading.The first academic deep dive into CPS case files – alongside interviews with its staff, police officers and independent sexual violence advisers (ISVAs) – reveals bleak examples of prosecutors dismissing alleged crimes by younger suspects on younger victims, using victim-blaming language and raising eyebrows about non-conventional sexual practices. Continue reading…