Rape Case - Undereported or Overstated
Posted by News Editor
Monday, February 05, 2007

There have been several reports in the national Press concerning the 'rape debate' The argument has become polarised between those who say rape is under-reported, and those who argue that men are especially vulnerable to false allegations of rape.

See:

Rape victims 'failed by police and courts'  The Independent

Why is rape so easy to get away with? The Guardian

So are we weak on crime - think again The Times

The Times article by Camilla Cavendish is particularly interesting because it debunks the oft quoted statistic that less than 5% of case result in a convicytion. The Author aruges that those who claim this are confusing attrition rates with conviction rates which are considerable higher - indeed closer to 50%