NCJ Number
92710
Journal
Victimology Volume: 8 Issue: 1-2 Dated: (1983) Pages: 249-269
Date Published
1983
Length
21 pages
Annotation
The Rape Crisis Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut was developed in July 1974 as a response to an identified deficiency in the delivery of comprehensive care to victims of sexual assault.
Abstract
The philosophical basis of the program is to provide sexual assault victims with an extension of medical care that will acknowledge the injustice of their victimization and enable them to access systems that will assist them in realizing a change of status. Central to the accomplishment of this goal is the development of a highly structured framework within which all policies and procedures are clearly defined. In order to guarantee continuity and completeness of care a specific treatment protocol was established which clearly outlines the medical examination, and establishes guidelines for the gathering of evidence. The treatment protocol has been reviewed and updated several times in order to maintain an optimum level of care. (Author abstract)