Scotland country report: different systems, similar outcomes?Tracking attrition in reported rape cases in 11 European countries
This report looks at attrition in Scotland. Attrition – the process by which the majority of reported rape cases fail to reach trial – has become a critical research and policy issue. In virtually all countries where major studies have been published, substantial increases in reporting have not been...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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London
Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University
2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
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Summary: | This report looks at attrition in Scotland. Attrition – the process by which the majority of reported rape cases fail to reach trial – has become a critical research and policy issue. In virtually all countries where major studies have been published, substantial increases in reporting have not been matched by rises in prosecutions, resulting in a falling conviction rate. Whilst this pattern has been documented in two previous Daphne projects (Regan & Kelly, 2003), it was not universal across Europe. This report forms part of a wider project funded by the EU Commission which is analysing the similarities and differences in attrition processes across 11 countries with varying judicial systems and socio-legal cultures; it is the first study to do this. |
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Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (10 Seiten) |
DOI: | 10.15496/publikation-28709 |