New research by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and social justice group Equally Ours has found that existing ‘myth-busting’ messaging used to refute rape misconceptions actually reinforces those beliefs; instead researchers have called for a ‘suspect-centric’ and values-based approach across the CPS as well as wider criminal justice organisations including the police, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the UK Home Office, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.
?There are calls for lawyers and others in the CJS and wider government departments to receive training in the revised messaging to support the most effective and fair rape prosecutions, and to educate the wider community about the truth behind RASSO perpetrators.?
?There were mixed views about the misconception that it’s women’s responsibility to prevent rape, and considerable confusion about consent in general, but especially in relation to alcohol and drugs, and to reasonable belief in consent.? - CPS & Equally Ours
?To ensure justice and fairness for victims and suspects, the research could help inform RASSO policies and practice more widely across the CJS, making sure that assumptions and misconceptions are not played out in the investigation and prosecution of rape cases.? - CPS & Equally Ours
?This is an opportunity for leadership across the CJS, and wider government departments, to drive and ensure the research is embedded into the delivery of RASSO practice and public education.? - CPS & Equally Ours
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