NCJ Number
35957
Date Published
1975
Length
203 pages
Annotation
A SURVEY OF 208 POLICE AGENCIES WHICH ASSEMBLES, DESCRIBES, AND ASSESSES CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN RESPONSE TO THE CRIME OF FORCIBLE RAPE.
Abstract
RESPONSES OF THE POLICE AGENCIES ARE BROKEN DOWN BY THE SIZE AND TYPE OF AGENCY (MUNICIPAL AGENCIES SERVING MORE THAN 500,000; BETWEEN 100,000 AND 500,000; BETWEEN 50,000 AND 100,000; AND BETWEEN 25,000 AND 50,000; COUNTY AGENCIES WITH MORE THAN 95 PERSONNEL; AND CAMPUS POLICE WITH MORE THAN 60 PERSONNEL). THE RESPONSES PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENCIES' GENERAL POLICIES AND SPECIFIC PRACTICES IN THE FOLLOWING NINE AREAS: CLASSIFICATION METHODS, FACTORS INVOLVED WITH RAPE, PROCESSING CRITERIA, PROCEDURES IN TAKING CRIME REPORTS, VICTIM SERVICES, INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGIES, PROSECUTIVE OUTCOMES, TRAINING METHODS, AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES. RESPONSES ARE PRESENTED IN DATA TABLES WITH NARRATIVE EXPLANATIONS. SEE ALSO NCJ-35955, 35966, 35968, AND 35969. (SNI ABSTRACT)