We wanted to raise awareness that our partners - City University London – have created a short video utilising British Sign Language, for those who are deaf, in support of the national Victim Survivors Police Experience Survey for rape and other sexual offences that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are currently contributing to. 

The project aims to improve the ways in which we, along with other police forces, engage with victims of rape and other sexual offences. Thereby improving the victim-survivor experience of the police investigation and criminal justice process.

The accompanying survey – which is completely anonymous – will further our understanding of people’s experiences of reporting sexual violence across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. 

We want to listen to all victim-survivors. We want to understand where and how we can improve our approach to engaging with victim-survivors and ensure we are doing our utmost by them, in achieving tangible outcomes as part of our investigations. This could be a huge stepping-stone in achieving just that.

Rape and other sexual offences are really, really traumatic and impactive crimes, and this survey will inform improvements to our approach to policing these offences now, and in the future.

All victims of rape and other sexual offences aged 18 and over are invited to take part, whose case has been reported to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. Your case may have just started, been ongoing for some time, or be closed. 

To find out more, or to take part in the anonymous survey, please visit http://www.tinyurl.com/1experiencesurvey.

Please note that the survey closes to all new respondents on Monday 24 June. All current responses, that have yet been submitted, will be accepted for up to a month beyond this date.