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The national context is important for the work of the centres. The Scottish legal verdict of [[Not proven|'not-proven]]' and different requirements for corroboration are thought to impact disproportionately on rape and sexual assault cases, leading to markedly lower prosecution and conviction rates.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=correspondent|first=Libby Brooks Scotland|date=2019-10-09|title=Scottish study prompts fresh call for abolition of not proven verdict|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/09/scottish-study-prompts-fresh-call-for-abolition-of-not-proven-verdict|access-date=2021-03-05|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reported rapes and convictions in Scotland: FOI release - gov.scot|url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-201900008137/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.gov.scot}}</ref> Rape Crisis Scotland campaign to end the not proven verdict and to abolish the corroboration requirement. Rape Crisis Scotland are involved with the [[Scottish Feminist Judgments Project|Scottish Feminist Judgements Project]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.sfjp.law.ed.ac.uk/|access-date=2021-08-12|website= Scottish Feminist Judgments Project|language=en-GB}}</ref> which looks at how legal rulings might have been different had the judge adopted a feminist perspective.<ref name=":2" /> Their National Advocacy Project supports people considering reporting sexual violence to the police.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Advocacy Project|url=https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/national-advocacy-project/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Rape Crisis Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rape and sexual assault in Scotland - mygov.scot|url=https://www.mygov.scot/rape-assault/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.mygov.scot}}</ref>
The organisation has strategic partnerships with [[Police Scotland]], [[Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service|The Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service]], [[JustRight Scotland]] and [[Strathclyde Law Clinic]] enabling survivors to feedback on their experience of the criminal justice process and inform change.
== Past activists ==
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