NCJ Number
41635
Date Published
1976
Length
154 pages
Annotation
THIS EVALUATION MEASURED THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE RAPE CRISIS NETWORK, WHICH SEEKS TO ATTACK THE GROWING CRIME OF RAPE BY PROMOTING CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, LIAISON, AND VICTIM SERVICES.
Abstract
THE EFFECTIVENESS MEASUREMENTS INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGE IN THE RATES OF REPORTING AND PROSECUTION. EFFICIENCY MEASURES INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF CASES, THE NUMBER OF THIRD PARTY REPORTS, NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS CONTRIBUTED, AND NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS AND PEOPLE REACHED. A COMPARISON OF THESE MEASURES BETWEEN THE SECOND GRANT YEAR AND THE FIRST GRANT YEAR IS MADE. THE EVALUATION ALSO INCLUDES: A TALLEY OF SERVICES USED BY RAPE VICTIMS, A COST ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT'S ACTIVITIES, A COMPARISON OF VICTIM AND CRIME CHARACTERISTICS OF REPORTS TO THE POLICE AND THE RAPE CRISIS NETWORK, THE RESULTS OF A PUBLIC ATTITUDINAL/ VICTIMIZATION SURVEY, A STUDY OF ATTEMPTED RAPE CASES REPORTED DURING 1975, A STUDY OF THE INCIDENCE AND PROSECUTION OF INDECENT LIBERTIES CASES IN 1975, AND A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF RAPE TO PHASES OF THE MOON. ....MSP