Noting that crimes against children are not hidden and criminals are punished, the apex child rights body NCPCR on January 29 said a robust mechanism has been developed to tackle such offences. The NCPCR's response came following a report of NGO CRY that said child rape cases soared by 96% from 2016 to 2022 as improved public awareness led to …
SCOTLAND is in the grip of a hidden crime epidemic – with sex offenders, domestic abusers and shoplifters being let off with a slap on the wrist. It also emerged that more than 1,500 domestic abuse cases over the past three years had ended with ‘diversion’ from prosecution, warnings and fines. Scottish Tory justice spokesman Russell Findlay said RPWs ‘are …
