How the police and the law fail women over rape

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Published Aug 29 2012 by Socialist Worker

How the police and the law fail women over rape

Women who report rape find their experiences trivialised, writes Siân Ruddick, while rapists are rarely brought to justice

The entire criminal justice system is stacked against women who experience rapefrom the attitudes of the police to low conviction rates and low sentences.

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