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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Victims' champion finds culture of disbelief in treatment of complainants from 'wrong part of town' Police officers are still refusing to take complaints of rape seriously if the victims come from "the wrong part of town", if they have been drinking or if they have made previous allegations, according to a report by Sara Payne, the national victims' champion. Payne,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... user's debts, costs families dearly, according to research by the UK Drug Policy Commission • Sara Payne: Police ignore rape claim if victim was drinking Victims' champion finds culture of disbelief in treatment of complainants from the 'wrong part of town' • Health: Homeopathy on the NHS is unethical, doctors tell MPs Medical professionals at Commons cross-party inquiry...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Rape victims are not believed by the police if they come from the wrong part of town, Sara Payne, the Government's Victims' Champion has warned.
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Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... of victims, a Home Office report warned today.The study, by the Government's “Victims' Champion” Sara Payne, says that women who had been drinking, came from “a certain area” or had a criminal record were sometimes not taken sufficiently seriously when they reported an attack.She also warned that other cases were given inadequate attention by police because the women “did not behave...
