Journal de recherche médico-légale

Is Sexual Assault Well Managed in the UK? Can the UK and the US Learn from Each Other?

Abstract

Lucy Love

There are major differences in the management of sexual assault in the US and the UK. The professionals and their training to enable them to conduct these sexual assault examinations differ radically between the two countries and even the definition of what constitutes rape is not the same. The setting for these examinations is also different and using UK data from 12 different counties, the advantages and disadvantages of the UK system are explored.