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Let victims of crime track case online, says thinktank

IPPR report calls for details on the progress of cases to be published to bolster public confidence in criminal justice system

TrackMyCrime, a pioneering website set up by Avon and Somerset police, was singled out for praise by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Photograph: Rob Wilkinson/Alamy

Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track their case online from the moment it is reported to the point when justice is served, a thinktank has said.