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dc.contributor.authorPowell, Martine B
dc.contributor.authorWright, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-16T03:12:30Z
dc.date.available2021-08-16T03:12:30Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1034-5329en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10345329.2012.12035928en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/406905
dc.description.abstractThis article presents a qualitative evaluation of a new method of operation for sexual assault investigation developed by Victoria Police. The model is characterised by two core components: the establishment of specialist teams of investigators responsible for investigation and victim support; and the establishment of service sites, referred to as ‘Multidisciplinary Centres’, where all key services are located in a single building separate from police stations. The research approach consisted of in-depth interviews with 90 stakeholders (police, counsellors, medical officers, child protection workers and prosecutors). Collectively, these interviews revealed strong, unanimous support for the ideologies that underpinned the new reforms. Reported outcomes included the following: improved collaboration; increased victim satisfaction, referrals between professionals and reporting rates; reduced response and investigation times; better quality briefs; and higher prosecution and conviction rates. These findings, along with the stakeholders' suggestions for further improvements, are discussed.en_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom333en_US
dc.relation.ispartofpageto352en_US
dc.relation.ispartofissue3en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCurrent Issues in Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociologyen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLawen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1608en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801en_US
dc.titleProfessionals' Perceptions of a New Model of Sexual Assault Investigation Adopted by Victoria Policeen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPowell, MB; Wright, R, Professionals' Perceptions of a New Model of Sexual Assault Investigation Adopted by Victoria Police, Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2012, 23 (3), pp. 333-352en_US
dc.date.updated2021-08-13T03:25:24Z
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