NCJ Number
40247
Date Published
1977
Length
381 pages
Annotation
PROCEEDINGS OF A WEST COAST CONFERENCE ON RAPE HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
SESSIONS AT THE CONFERENCE DISCUSSED APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM OF RAPE, LEGAL DEFINITIONS, MYTHS, AND RESEARCH FINDINGS. STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM WERE ALSO TREATED. EACH STATE'S DEFINITION OF RAPE IS LISTED, AND WHETHER THAT STATE REQUIRES PROOF FOR CONVICTION. SOME STATISTICS ARE INCLUDED ON THE RAPE POPULATION, AND THE TRANSCRIPTS OF PARTICIPANTS' SPEECHES ARE GIVEN. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS....BS