NCJ Number
16783
Editor(s)
M J WALKER
Date Published
1975
Length
0 pages
Annotation
LISTING OF BOOKS AND OVER 150 ANNOTATED ARTICLES ON RAPE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON THE VICTIM, THE ASSAILANT, AND THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
MATERIAL COVERED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY RANGES FROM RESEARCH PAPERS AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO CRISIS CENTER PUBLICATIONS AND POPULAR ARTICLES. LITERATURE DEALING WITH THE VICTIM INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF HER ROLE IN THE ASSAULT, THE RESPONSE OF THE LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND COMMUNITY PERSONS TO HER, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTION OF THE EXPERIENCE ON THE VICTIM AND HER FAMILY. TWO MAIN AREAS DISCUSSED IN LITERATURE ON ASSAILANTS ARE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. SOURCES FOR THE ANNOTATIONS INCLUDED CRIME AND DELINQUENCY ABSTRACTS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (COMPUTER PRINTOUTS) PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE, AND DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS INTERNATIONAL. ABSTRACTS FROM THESE SOURCES ARE NOTED IN THE TEXT. PART II OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS UNANNOTATED ARTICLES AND BOOKS WHICH ALSO RELATE TO RAPE.