Operational

Procedural Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Explains procedural justice and why it matters

A context-led approach to RASSO

Overview of what a context-led approach is

Assumptions and misconceptions about RASSO

Guide to understanding and resisting assumptions and misconceptions in RASSO

Procedural Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Explains procedural justice and why it matters

Understanding trauma for victims of sexual violence

Overview and resources on trauma and sexual violence

Victim Information Guide

Guide for victims explaining RASSO investigations

Rape and sexual offences victim communication plan

Form to identify and record victims communication preferences

NFA Letter Templates (Victim engaged)

Template for explaining an NFA decision to a victim who is still engaged

NFA Letter Templates (Victim disengaged)

Template for explaining an NFA decision to a victim who has disengaged

Suspect and repeat suspect focus

Guide to formulating a suspect and repeat suspect focused investigative strategy

How to understand sex offence suspect behaviour

Guide on suspect behaviour to support effective investigative strategies

How to avoid an overfocus on victim credibility

Overview of how to shift focus from victim credibility to suspects

Safeguarding: how to consider risk and needs

Outlines a safeguarding strategy for victims and others

Intelligence gathering

Guide to intelligence gathering in RASSO investigations

Investigating series of rape and serious sexual offences

Guide on how to link RASSO cases

Where to place investigations into domestic sexual offending

Guidance on which teams should investigate cases involving DA and RASSO

Investigation Management Document (IMD) guidance*

Guidance on how to complete an IMD

*These items are subject to review and are not currently available.

Investigation Management Document (IMD) examples*

Two examples of completed IMDs

*These items are subject to review and are not currently available.

Disruption: An overview

Overview of disruption of sex offenders

Policing tactics to disrupt offending

Explores various tactics available to officers to disrupt sex offending behaviour

How to engage with suspects to promote offending desistance

Information on engaging with suspects on the issues around their offending

Offender Management Units

Guide to benefits of working with offender management units

Ancillary and civil orders

Guide and examples of different types of ancillary and civil orders

Civil order examples

Further detail and examples of civil orders

Disclosure of police information to third parties

Guide about when and how to disclose information to third parties

International enquiries and disruption

Guide to available options for international disruption and enquiries

Suspect checks template

Template for how to conduct suspect checks

Closing review template

Template for completing a case closure review

A context-led approach to RASSO

Overview of what a context-led approach includes

Coercive Control Guidance

Guide on how to investigate RASSO cases involving coercive control

Digital Investigative Framework for adult RASSO

Information and guidance on digital evidence in RASSO cases

Obtaining (victim) and seizing (suspect) digital material

Guide on obtaining and seizing digital devices/material

Extracting digital material

Guide on the extraction of digital material from devices

Developing a digital investigative strategy for RASSO

Guide on how to develop a digital investigative strategy

The analysis of digital material

Guide on analysis of digital material in RASSO cases

Transferring digital material

Guide on the transfer of digital material

Storing and deleting digital material

Guide on how to store and delete digital material

Suspect digital question set

Tool to help fill in the suspect DPN

Victim & witness digital question set

Tool to help fill in the victim DPN

How to achieve good data recording basics for RASSO

Guide for improving the recording of police data

How to use more accurate language in investigation logs and case summaries

Guide for improving the language used in police files on RASSO

How to create more useful relationship and location categories

Suggested categories for suspect-victim relationship and location type

Subcodes for Outcomes 14 and 16 in adult rape cases*

Tool to help you understand victim attrition

*These items are subject to review and are not currently available.

Subcodes for Outcomes 14 and 16 flow charts*

Visual guide that accompanies the subcodes tool

*These items are subject to review and are not currently available.

Regular police – CPS communication guidance

Guidance on communication between police and CPS

Pre-charge consultation guidance

Guide on how to consult with the CPS before a charge

Guidance on preparing information for a charge

Guide on what is needed to prepare a case for charge

The Full Code Test for RASSO

Applying a victim-centred, suspect-focused, context-led approach to the Full Code Test

The Threshold Test for RASSO

Applying a victim-centred, suspect-focused, context-led approach to the Threshold Test

Guidance on consent

Guide outlining relevant law for sexual consent in England and Wales

Reasonable lines of enquiry and proportionality

Guidance on reasonable lines of enquiry in investigations