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Review to assess officers' responses in rape cases
By Max Blain
23 September 2009
THE way police officers in England and Wales deal with rape cases is to be reviewed, the Government announced today.
The review, led by Baroness Stern of Vauxhall, will look at how rape victims are treated throughout the criminal justice system after ministers expressed concern about the low number of cases which end up with a successful prosecution.
Baroness Stern will examine police forces to see whether there is a consistent approach to how rape cases are dealt with and Sara Payne, the Government's victims' champion, will examine police officers' attitudes to the crime as part of a separate report.