tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post3687567199338928710..comments2024-03-19T07:14:04.745+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: A 62% rape conviction rate, but why?Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-61710923258801029972011-12-05T13:29:55.158+00:002011-12-05T13:29:55.158+00:00By way of addendum, Ian Smart has raised a valuabl...By way of addendum, Ian Smart has raised a valuable point <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ianssmart/status/143681015544692736" rel="nofollow">on Twitter.</a> The Crown Office have introduced <a href="http://www.copfs.gov.uk/Victims/RevSexOff2/Specialist" rel="nofollow">specialised prosecutors</a> relatively recently, who focus on the investigation and prosecution of sexual crime. As Ian suggests, it will be exceedingly challenging to distinguish the impact of the 2009 Act from those driven by this practical specialisation in the COPFS.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.com