%0 Journal Article
%T Attrition in rape and sexual assault cases
%J British journal of criminology
%D 1996
%A Gregory, Jeanne
%A Lees, Sue
%V 36
%N 1
%P 1-17
%X This article presents the key findings of a research project investigating changing police policies and practices at two London police stations in relation to rape and sexual assault cases. Despite a shift to the more sensitive treatment of women reporting sexual attacks, the attrition rate remains high. The police practice of no-criming' a high proportion of cases is compounded by the negative role of the Crown Prosecution Service and the extreme difficulty of securing a conviction when cases do come to court. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for a radical overhaul of the judicial process.<p />
%G 
%I Oxford University Press
%@ 0007-0955
%U http://dx.doi.org/