NCJ Number
35955
Date Published
1975
Length
140 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON THE FIRST YEAR OF A PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND INITIATE REALISTIC NATIONWIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF FORCIBLE RAPE CASES.
Abstract
SUMMARY OVERVIEWS OF THE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS ARE PRESENTED. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A NATIONAL SURVEY OF AT LEAST 200 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DETERMINE CURRENT PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FORCIBLE RAPE OFFENSES AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY PROBLEMS: A NATIONAL SURVEY OF AT LEAST 200 PROSECUTORS' OFFICES TO DETERMINE CURRENT PROCEDURES FOR THE PROSECUTION OF RAPE OFFENSES AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY PROBLEMS; AND A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES AND CASES RELATED TO FORCIBLE RAPE. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH CONVICTED RAPISTS IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE TYPOLOGIES OR PATTERNS OF RAPE OFFENSES AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES WHICH COULD BE UTILIZED BY POTENTIAL VICTIMS: INTERVIEWS WITH RAPE VICTIMS TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH ELEMENTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, OR REASONS FOR NON-REPORTING; AND INTENSIVE PILOT RESEARCH OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FORCIBLE RAPE OFFENSES. SEE ALSO NCJ-35956 TO 35959. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)