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Policing Advance Access originally published online on October 29, 2009
Policing 2009 3(4):355-363; doi:10.1093/police/pap042
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© The Authors 2009. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of CSF Associates: Publius, Inc]. All rights reserved. For permissions please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Too Little Too Late: Assessing Vulnerability1

Emma Williams*, Jennifer Norman** and Daniela Wünsch***

* Emma Williams, Strategy Research & Analysis Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK. E-mail: emma.williams{at}met.police.uk
** Jennifer Norman, Strategy Research and Analysis Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK. E-mail: Jennifer.Norman{at}met.police.uk
*** Daniela Wünsch, Strategy Research and Analysis Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK. E-mail: Daniela.Wunsch{at}met.police.uk

This paper is based on findings from three victim-focused research projects, which explored the characteristics of victims that report sexual and other violent crime to the police and the impact these issues have on attrition. It will challenge current police practice and broader legal discourse centred on the support of ‘vulnerable’ victims. The findings indicate that the presence of particular victim vulnerabilities is more likely to result in cases dropping out of the criminal justice system. We argue that current legal decision-making processes concerning victim credibility and consent need to be grounded in observable information held by the police.

Thanks to Jennifer O’Connor, Ubaid Rehman, Daniela Wünsch, Clare Crawford and Marie Doran from the Strategy, Research and Analysis Unit MPS.

1 The views in this paper are those of the author and do not represent the Metropolitan Police Service.


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