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Kate Hanley
"The number of rape allegations ending in a guilty verdict is at an all-time low, despite much investment in policing and victim care. But there is no quick-fix solution. As statistics go, they are shocking. The conviction rate for rape in England and Wales is just 5.3% – an all-time low. In the 12 months to March 2005, a total of 13,322 reports of rape were made to police, but only 702 resulted in conviction. That is just one in 20, compared with one in three in the 1980s. This is despite endless tinkering with the legislation, the retraining of police officers, investment in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the introduction of highly-praised sexual assault referral centres and specialist panels for prosecutors, judges and medical experts. What is going wrong?"
