Policing rape and serious sexual offences: officers’ insights on police specialism
Arianna Barbin,
Anna Gekoski,
Kari Davies
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Several studies have been conducted to understand why the conviction rate for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) remains so low. Increasing pressure and criticism have led to questioning why improvements in RASSO investigations are proving ineffective. The purpose of this study was to capture police officers’ perspective of police specialism while investigating RASSO.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 82 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data collection spanned across two years, f… Show more
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