NCJ Number
121194
Journal
Justice Professional Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall 1989) Pages: 189-206
Date Published
1989
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This study explores the risk of HIV infection that female rape victims currently face in the United States.
Abstract
The inquiry focuses on such questions as the proportion of offenders who are likely to be seropositive (i.e., infected with the AIDS virus) as well as the risk inherent from a single assault that involves forced vaginal intercourse. Analysis of the data suggest that very few, if any, female rape victims are likely to become infected as a result of this type of criminal activity. The policy implications of this finding for both victim counseling and HIV testing of offenders are examined. (Author abstract)