FRANKLIN COUNTY (OH) - POLICE PROJECT TEAM - RAPE REDUCTION PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 26007
• Author(s): R HARTMAN; O HORTON; D JOSEPH; A WOERNER
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 87 pages
• Corporate Author: Columbus Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE RAPE PROBLEM IN COLUMBUS OHIO, NATIONAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS ON RAPE, DESCRIPTIONS OF CURRENT POLICE AND COURT PROCEDURES IN RAPE CASES, AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

Abstract

AFTER DESCRIBING POLICE PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO RAPE, THE REPORT NOTES THE INADEQUACIES OF THESE PROCEDURES. THESE INCLUDE LACK OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT RAPE PREVENTION, INADEQUATE POLICE FACILITIES FOR CONDUCTING RAPE INVESTIGATIONS, REPORT WRITING PROBLEMS, AND LACK OF INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL. PROBLEMS IN HANDLING THE RAPE VICTIMS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE EFFECTS OF THE REVISED OHIO CRIMINAL CODE DEALING WITH RAPE ARE EXAMINED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING REPORT WRITING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, POLICE IN-SERVICE TRAINING, AND FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.