Evidence Of Abuse

Overview

Police on Humberside have set up four specialist units to deal solely with the growing number of reported child abuse cases. At Tower Grange police station in Hull, eight specially trained detectives are investigating over 35 cases a month. The police unit works closely with the local social services, pooling their skills to ensure that the cases are efficiently and sensitively handled, and that the victims of abuse, and their families, are properly supported. For the first time, a film team follows the police and social workers as they tackle an alleged case of sexual abuse - from the first disclosure by one of the victims, through the police investigation to the trial.