Threshold Decisions in Determining Whether to Prosecute Child Sexual Abuse

决定是否起诉儿童性虐待的门槛决定

• 批准号: DP160103688
• 负责人: Prof Dr Judith Cashmore
• 金额: $ 41.48万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-06-30 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP160103688
• 关键词: Threshold; Decisions; Determining; Whether; Prosecute

The objective of this project is new knowledge about the way police and prosecutors make decisions about the prosecution of child sexual assault that could be used to influence policy and practice. Few cases of child sexual abuse reported to the police ever go to court but recent research in New South Wales for the Royal Commission indicates that the proportion has declined sharply over the last decade or so. This project aims to examine how police and prosecutors decide which cases proceed and why, and how they confer with each other as well as when and how they consult with complainants and their families. This project plans to also develop and test practice tools and principles for police and prosecutors with expected benefits for both them and the families involved.

该项目的目标是获得关于警察和检察官如何就起诉儿童性侵犯案件作出决定的新知识，这些知识可用于影响政策和做法。向警方报告的儿童性虐待案件很少会上法庭，但皇家委员会最近在新南威尔士州的研究表明，在过去十年左右的时间里，这一比例急剧下降。该项目的目的是研究警察和检察官如何决定哪些案件和为什么继续进行，他们如何相互协商，以及他们何时和如何与申诉人及其家属协商。该项目还计划为警察和检察官开发和测试实践工具和原则，预期将使他们和所涉家庭受益。