Victims and resolutions
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
HMICFRS, together with HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, inspected the investigation and prosecution of rape in England and Wales. This inspection was published in two parts.
Our Work — Protecting people from violence and abuse, Protecting people online, Victims and resolutions
HMICFRS inspects the child protection work of every police force in England and Wales.
Our Work — Victims and resolutions
The population of England and Wales is ageing. While research shows that those in this age group are less at risk of crime overall than other groups, some crime types – such as those linked to physical, mental, or financial abuse – disproportionately affect older people. Some older people are especially at risk, either because…
Our Work — Victims and resolutions
Criminal Justice System reform reports Getting cases ready for court – A joint review of the quality of prosecution case files by HMIC and HMCPSI – July 2013 In our report, Stop the Drift 2, we examined a sample of case files in the magistrates’ courts where the police had anticipated a guilty plea from…
Our Work — Victims and resolutions
HMICFRS has a long history of engaging in joint inspection activity with: HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate; HM Inspectorate of Probation; HM Inspectorate of Prisons; and until its closure, HM Inspectorate of Court Administration. The Police and Justice Act 2006 established a statutory responsibility on each of the five inspectorates to: co-operate with each other,…
Our Work — Policing on the beat, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
Hate crime relates to any crime or incident where hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is targeted. Crimes motivated by hate can have an intense, enduring and sometimes devastating effect on victims or communities. Our inspections Understanding the difference: the initial police response to hate crime…
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
On 26 March 2021, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to inspect how the police work with female victims, offenders and witnesses. The report was published in two sections. We published our interim report in July 2021. We published our final report in September 2021.
Our Work — Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
A thematic inspection of how well police address serious youth violence to reduce violent crime involving young people.
Our Work — Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
We carry out joint inspections to assess how local authorities, police and health services in Wales work together to help and protect children. The joint inspection of child protection arrangements (JICPA) is a Welsh only inspection and is similar to the joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) in England. The JICPA inspection involves several other inspectorates:…
Our Work — Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
We carry out joint inspections with Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to assess how local authorities, police and health services in England work together to help and protect children. The joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) review: the response, at the point of identification, to child abuse, neglect and exploitation; the quality of assessment,…