Victims in the criminal justice system – Phase II

This is the second joint inspection by the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland (HMICS) into how victims are treated within the criminal justice system in Scotland. The first joint report, covering cases where no court proceedings were commenced, was published in October 2010. This phase of our inspection deals with cases in which court proceedings were commenced at a summary level either in the Sheriff Court or Justice of the Peace Court.