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Prosecution of rape and sexual assault.
reflected in the low numbers of successful convictions across jurisdictions. Research conducted in the last 20 years has highlighted that the majority of victims of sexual assault are female, most perpetrators are male, and a very small percentage of victims report this crime to the police.1 Media portrayals of ‘real rape’ present it as involving women being attacked outside their home, at nigh...
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• Approximately 1 of every 6 US women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Approximately 1 in 33 USmen has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape. • College-aged women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted compared with any other age group. • Most sexual assault victims in college know their attacker. • Approximately 11% of male college st...
متن کاملThe influence of pornography on rape and sexual assault
In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: The pleasure is momentary…the expense damnable? The influence of pornography on rape and sexual assault a b s t r a c t a r ...
متن کاملProsecution of adult sexual assault cases: a longitudinal analysis of the impact of a sexual assault nurse examiner program.
Most sexual assaults are never reported to law enforcement, and even among reported cases, most will never be successfully prosecuted. This reality has been a long-standing source of frustration for survivors, victim advocates, as well as members of the criminal justice system. To address this problem, communities throughout the United States have implemented multidisciplinary response interven...
متن کاملAdolescent sexual assault victims and the legal system: building community relationships to improve prosecution rates.
Adolescents are at high risk for sexual assault, but few of these crimes are reported to the police and prosecuted by the criminal justice system. To address this problem, communities throughout the United States have implemented multidisciplinary interventions to improve post-assault care for victims and increase prosecution rates. The two most commonly implemented interventions are Sexual Ass...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1471-1893,0000-0000
DOI: 10.1783/147118902101196243