New research on rape convictions

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New research on rape convictions

It examines a dataset of over 5.6 million charges and all 68,863 jury verdicts by deliberation on rape charges over a 15-year period.

Date - 21st February 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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New research, published today in the Criminal Law Review, provides the first detailed analysis of all charges, pleas and outcomes in rape and other sexual offences in England and Wales from 2007 through 2021. The research was carried out by Cheryl...

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