Page 2 - Professor Thoma News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Professor thoma. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Professor Thoma Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Stuart Waiton: Moral panic over rape statistics threatens justice in Scotland


The rape statistics for England and Wales are doing the rounds again. Every year we are informed that only between two and six per cent of rapes end in a conviction. Fingers are pointed at the police, the prosecution service and at the sexist juries, who, we are informed, are prejudiced and have heads filled with “rape myths” that help to explain the shamefully low conviction rates.
This month, Scotland’s Justice Secretary, Keith Brown announced that “radical” reforms of the criminal justice system are to be considered to improve sex crime conviction rates. These could include specialist sex crime courts and the abolition of the “not proven” verdict. Earlier this year Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian suggested that special courts could get rid of jury trials in rape cases and have trials overseen by a single judge. ....

United Kingdom , Cheryl Thomas , Thomas Ross , Sexual Harm , Professor Cheryl Thomas , Scottish Legal News , Professor Thoma , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , செரில் தாமஸ் , தாமஸ் ரோஸ் , பாலியல் தீங்கு , ப்ரொஃபெஸர் செரில் தாமஸ் , ஸ்காட்டிஷ் சட்டப்பூர்வமானது செய்தி , ப்ரொஃபெஸர் தோமா ,