For many who have found themselves in the position of being falsely accused the shock and shame of being arrested and questioned is difficult to cope with. It could well be that this is the first time this has ever happened to them.
It may be of some small comfort that the police’s own guidelines say that if an accusation is made, the suspect named by the accuser will be arrested and interviewed.(presumably regardless of any merit in the accusation or not!)
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q133.htm?letter=S
So it’s not a personal crusade by the police, they may not really even want to arrest, just that due to Harrier(sic) Harman’s crusade to increase the rape conviction rate, they are obliged to take action.
This website is actually quite useful, though of course it’s slanted towards the ‘victim’, as the database of FAQ’s can be searched for information. If a particular answer can’t be found you can ask the question, though of course they won’t deal with specific cases, only generalities.
It may be of some small comfort that the police’s own guidelines say that if an accusation is made, the suspect named by the accuser will be arrested and interviewed.(presumably regardless of any merit in the accusation or not!)
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q133.htm?letter=S
So it’s not a personal crusade by the police, they may not really even want to arrest, just that due to Harrier(sic) Harman’s crusade to increase the rape conviction rate, they are obliged to take action.
This website is actually quite useful, though of course it’s slanted towards the ‘victim’, as the database of FAQ’s can be searched for information. If a particular answer can’t be found you can ask the question, though of course they won’t deal with specific cases, only generalities.
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