Introduction: should we consent? -- The politics of a definition -- Rape and HIV/AIDS: who's protecting whom? -- Getting somewhere slowly: the revision of a few evidence rules -- The personal is the political: disclosure of rape complainants personal records -- The psycho-social impact of rape and its implications for expert evidence in rape trials -- Children and sexual offences -- Half-hearted HIV-related services for victims -- Policing sexual offences: policies, practices and potential pitfalls -- Sentencing and management of sexual offenders -- Claims and entitlements or smoke and mirrors? Victims rights in the Sexual Offences Act.