Convictions for rapes in London less likely than in 2015, research shows https://ift.tt/3kvpBPg Caelainn Barr Concern over fall in convictions and growing delays in capital despite rise in reports of rapes and sexual offences The London assembly’s police and crime committee has written to the lord chancellor, Robert Buckland, amid concerns over a “toxic combination” of falling convictions in rape and sexual offence cases despite a rise in reports and a backlog of cases in the courts. Fresh research by the committee reveals that reported rapes and other sexual offences in the capital are less likely to result in a conviction now than they were five years ago. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J October 26, 2020 at 02:01AM

Concern over fall in convictions and growing delays in capital despite rise in reports of rapes and sexual offences

The London assembly’s police and crime committee has written to the lord chancellor, Robert Buckland, amid concerns over a “toxic combination” of falling convictions in rape and sexual offence cases despite a rise in reports and a backlog of cases in the courts.

Fresh research by the committee reveals that reported rapes and other sexual offences in the capital are less likely to result in a conviction now than they were five years ago.

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