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GETTING STERN
Posted by Charlotte on March 15, 2010
Tags: feminism, Rape, Rape Crisis, Stern Report, Subtext Magazine, Women's Rights
The long awaited Stern review came out today so lets brush up on what it is and what’s being said about it online. The Stern review was authored by crossbench peer Baroness Stern in response to two high profile serial rape cases perpetrated by John Worboys and Kirk Reid. The study lasted five months and more than 200 people, including rape victims and police officers, were interviews to find out how police and prosecutors deal with complaints of rape.
You can download the actual report or the Government’s response here
The BBC “Stern Review Calls for focus on care of Rape Victims”
The Guardian “Focus on Rape ConvictionRates Stopping Women Coming Forward, Warns Stern”
Cath at Too Much to Say For Myself “Some Initial Thoughts on The Stern Review”
Channel 4 News have PC Ellie Bloggs “PC: Rape Reporting Better But Myths Still Exist”
The Times “‘Misleading’ Rape Conviction Statistic Will Not Be Dropped, Says Solicitor General“
Tags for this post:feminism, Rape, Rape Crisis, Stern Report, Subtext Magazine, Women's Rights
March 18th, 2010 at 11:06 am
I posted a blog about the Stern Report on my blog (www.womensviewsonnews.org) the other day and was contacted by a bloke called Mike Watkins who was acquitted after being falsely accused of rape. He says he lost his job, his home and his reputation as a result. Just strikes me that we need a debate about anonymity of all parties in rape cases. Anyone got any views on that? I know it’s contentious but false claims (however rare) are made and to be honest, without anonymity there’s a risk of a false debate about the (few) men who are wrongly accused rather than about the (many) women who are actually raped.