PROSECUTOR-BASED INVESTIGATION - AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL FOR THE SPECIALIZED HANDLING OF RAPE CASES

• NCJ Number: 42127
• Journal: POLICE SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1977) Pages: 129-137
• Author(s): F J ALBI
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO EXAMINE FORCIBLE RAPE AS A HIGH-PRIORITY, LOW-VOLUME CRIME AND TO SUGGEST AN ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS OFFENSE.

Abstract

THE COMPLEXITY OF RAPE IS EXPLORED ALONG WITH THE TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE AND NEW APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING THIS CRIME. THE DEMOGRAPHY OF RAPE IS EXPLAINED, AND AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL IS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...MSP