Rape Review progress: "cause for cautious optimism"

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Rape Review progress: "cause for cautious optimism"

18 months after the government's rape review, an update published today has outlined developments taken across the criminal justice system to improve the handling of rape cases.

Date - 15th December 2022
By - Cachella Smith

There is reason for “cautious optimism” as steady progress is being made in the handling of rape cases, the government has said today. It comes as a separate report published today pointed to evidence of victim blaming in forces, a lack...

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