Sociodemographic status of rape victims in Dhaka Metropolitan area

Treatment of rape victims

by the police, and many rape offences are reduced to lesser charges through the practice of plea bargaining. Only a small minority of alleged rapists are eventually convicted and receive a custodial sentence (Gregory & Lees, 1996). The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 recognised the existence of male rape victims, for the first time, by including anal as well as vaginal penetration wi...

Sexually transmitted diseases in rape victims.

From 1 January 1986 to 1 September 1989 124 women presented to the Ambrose King Centre (the department of genitourinary medicine of the London Hospital) alleging rape. Sexually transmitted diseases were found in 36 (29%) women (excluding candidosis and bacterial vaginosis). The commonest organisms detected were Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis, each being present in 15 patients. ...

The problem of rape and supporting victims.

centres and also offer counselling services. The umbrella organisation, the Rape Crisis Federation (RCF), acts as a referral service to individual women who are seeking advice and/or support around the issues of rape or sexual assault. For further information see the editorial on pages 120–122. • Victim Support. This is a national charity that helps people cope with crime. For further informati...

Attributions, Coping, Self-Blame and Emotional Status in Victims of Rape and Domestic Violence

on the status of mixed methods research in applied linguistics

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