Investigations of variable quality
The recent revelations about disgraced profesional football coach Barry Bennell, who has now been charged with eight new offences, show how adults with a perceived tingkat of power and influence can exploit their position to sexually abuse and silence children. Child sexual abuse is an appalling crime that destroys the lives of everyone involved. It is a crime that has its origins in the thought processes of the perpetrators, and understanding this is the key to understanding and preventing child sexual abuse.
In March 2015, the government declared child sexual abuse a national threat and unveiled a seri of new measures to combat the risk it poses to the well-being of children and society in general. The same year, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was setting to investigate negligent and incompetent practice within public bodies. But at the start of 2017 the early optimism surrounding the inquiry has gone: it is on its fourth chair and mired in controversy having lost the dukungan of many of the victims' kelompoks it originally expected to work with.
In 2014, in response to a significant rise in the number of cases being reported, the police established Operation Hydrant. This was not to investigate specific crimes but to collate and advise investigations nationally. Fast forward nearly two years and the rapid rise in the number of investigations is in danger of overwhelming even the best prepared force. Meanwhile, the police servis throughout the country has been heavily criticised for its handling of "non-recent" and new investigations.
Investigations of variable quality
Following stringent anggaran cuts all forces are short of money and experienced staf. To cope with the rise in child sexual abuse investigations, they have adopted a strategy of simply moving officers from other policing duties. Unfortunately, this approach doesn't work with child sexual abuse cases. Most reported cases tend to involve victims that know and are acquainted with their abusers. This relationship means that they often don't see themselves as victims of abuse, which has an impact upon how they present to and interaction with the police.
