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7 results foundAuthor: Eden, Isabel Title: Rape Convictions in London Summary: This report examines the frequency and lenght of sexual offences prosecuted in Greater London. The cases cover all sexual offences from April 2003 to March 2004 that resulted in a custodial sentence. Details: London: EAVES Lilith Project, 2005 Source: Year: 2005 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 114861 Keywords: Rape VictimsSex Offenses |
Author: Lovett, Jo Title: Different Systems, Similar Outcomes? Tracking Attrition in Reported Rape Cases Across Europe Summary: Attrition, the process by which rape cases fall out of the justice system before reaching trial, has been highlighted as a critical issue in several English-speaking countries with common-law systems, and there is emerging research in some European coutnries. In virtually all countries where major studies have been published, the number of reported rape offenses have increased over the last two decades, yet the number of prosecutions has failed to increase proportionately, resulting in a falling conviction rate. This study, uniquely, sets out to research attrition both in the European context, which has not been widely addressed, and across countries with varying judicial systems and cultures. In this, the first in-depth trans-European attrition study, original primary data have been collected in Austria, Belgium, England & Wales, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland and Sweden. Details: London: Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University, 2009. 139p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: Europe URL: Shelf Number: 118763 Keywords: RapeRape VictimsTrials (Rape) |
Author: Raphael, Jody Title: Taking Rape Seriously: Sexual Assault in Cook County Summary: “Rape is in decline in the U.S.” proclaim newspaper statistics, based mainly on declining police department reports of sexual assault. In September 2007, Index Crime Reports from the FBI reported another 2% decline in rape reports to police departments for 2006. Rape crisis providers in Cook County, who have seen no decline in the need for their services, are quick to point out that unlike other crimes, rape is only rarely reported to police authorities. What, then, is the prevalence of rape in Cook County, Illinois, and is our response to this crime adequate? This report attempts to answer these questions. Available data make definitive statements problematic. However, when we analyze the data we do have beyond police reports, we find that sexual assault is an underestimated problem in Cook County, and responses are grossly inadequate. Details: Chicago: DePaul University, College of Law, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, 2008. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 20, 2010 at: http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/family_law/pdf/rape_report_feb%202008.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/family_law/pdf/rape_report_feb%202008.pdf Shelf Number: 119970 Keywords: RapeRape VictimsSexual Assault |
Author: Westera, Nina Title: Improving Rape Investigations: Does Interview Format Matter? Summary: Sexual violence is a pervasive and devastating crime affecting many adults and children in Australia. Historically under-reported, this crime has been a site of significant reform both in terms of the rules of evidence and procedures governing police investigation. This briefing paper charts some of the progress made in establishing a ‘best practice’ for investigative interviews of complainants that preserves both the quality and quantity of memory recall. The research demonstrates the considerable forensic value of video recording complainant interviews, though notes that these new technologies are perceived by practitioners to be resource intensive. Ultimately, notwithstanding increased costs, the use of video-recording of complaint interviews enhances not only the quality of evidence but also guards against complainants being revictimised by the legal process itself. Details: Nathan, QLD: ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, 2010. 4p. Source: Internet Resource: Briefing Paper, Issue 3: Accessed July 20, 2011 at: http://www.ceps.edu.au/files/file/Nina%20Westera%20FINAL.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.ceps.edu.au/files/file/Nina%20Westera%20FINAL.pdf Shelf Number: 122119 Keywords: Police InvestigationsPolice QuestioningRape (Australia)Rape VictimsSexual Violence |
Author: Brown, Jennifer Title: Connections and Disconnections: Assessing Evidence, Knowledge and Practice in Responses to Rape Summary: The Stern Review was announced by the Government Equalities Office on 22nd September 2009, in part as a response to concerns raised by the Reid and Worboys cases. In these cases, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) responsible for various investigative failures when responding to complaints by rape victim-survivors. John Yates, an MPS Assistant Commissioner and the, then, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead for rape noted that notwithstanding a raft of changes and innovations in the investigation and prosecution of rape the response had been “policy rich and implementation poor.” This literature review is a question led, adapted Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) designed to support Baroness Stern’s review. This method was chosen largely because time constraints precluded the undertaking of a full systematic review of the literature (which can take up to a year to complete). REAs provide quick summaries of what is already known about a topic and use systematic review methods to search and evaluate the literature. The Government Social Research Unit has produced an REA toolkit which was followed in preparing this overview of the relevant research literature. In short, criteria for searching for published research papers were set and a strategy was established for searching for the unpublished (grey) literature. Details: London: Government Equalities Office, 2010. 66p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 31, 2011 at: http://homeoffice.gov.uk/equalities/ Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://homeoffice.gov.uk/equalities/ Shelf Number: 122572 Keywords: Rape (U.K.)Rape VictimsSexual Assault |
Author: Baughman, Benjamin Title: A Study of Rape Investigation Files Involving Female Survivors: A Comparison of Allegations Deemed False and Genuine. Summary: Determining the veracity of a rape allegation in the absence of incontrovertible evidence is highly problematic and complicated by vagaries of surrounding issues. The purpose of the present study was to utilise a unique, multi-faceted approach with a representative US complete dataset (n=351) to identify the most prominent, distinguishing characteristics between genuine and false allegations. There are reasons to suggest that false allegations will be distinguishable from genuine rapes. The reasons include psychological dynamics such as a false allegers' (not a survivor of rape) reliance on rape myths for their fictitious account. In contrast, genuine reports of rape tend to encompass more specific behavioural details. 17% of the present population were objectively determined to be fabricated. Published results have indicated genuine rapes having a higher quantity and quality of reported actions. Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) was used to identify and categorise co-occurring behaviours, finding thematic consistency in genuine rapes. In contrast, false allegations revealed an erratic structure indicative of the fabricated stories' reliance on rape myths. Thematic structures are consistent with published findings which lends support to the grouping procedure utilised for this thesis. Additionally, a mean number of 6.6 behaviours in false allegations compared to the 9.3 behaviours controlled by the offender in genuine cases were observed. Partial Order Scalogram Analysis with base coordinates (POSAC) allows for using a combination of the most reliably distinguishing characteristics across cases. A developed model provided a unique method of exploring the qualitative and quantitative variations across cases. The eight most distinguishing behaviours were used to calculate a Behavioural Profile Score (BPS) for each incident and supported published results. As another potential means of assessing plausibility, analysis showed that genuine reports of rape contained greater detail as measured by the number of specific behaviours described. Although this thesis has various limitations, the results of three very distinctly different procedures all indicate distinguishable characteristics between genuine and false allegations. Additionally, it demonstrates the significance of myths in shaping actions and provides indications to why so many cases are indeterminate. Details: Huddersfield, UK: University of Huddersfield, 2016. 272p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed March 17, 2016: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/27856/ Year: 2016 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/27856/ Shelf Number: 138311 Keywords: Criminal InvestigationsRapeRape VictimsSexual ViolenceVictims of Crime |
Author: Human Rights Watch Title: Booted: Lack of Recourse for Wrongfully Discharged US Military Rape Survivors Summary: Over the years thousands of service members who reported sexual assaults or harassment in the US military found their careers cut short involuntarily. Those suffering from trauma were unfairly discharged for a "personality disorder" or a pre-existing mental health condition that makes them ineligible for benefits. Others were given "Other Than Honorable" discharges for misconduct that shut them out of the Veterans Affairs system and a broad range of educational and financial assistance. Recently, the US defense department has introduced reforms to improve protection for service members who are sexually assaulted. However, these changes have not redressed existing wrongs. Booted: Lack of Recourse for Wrongfully Discharged US Military Rape Survivors draws on interviews with 163 sexual assault survivors from all branches of the US military from the Vietnam War era to the present. The report shows that the consequences for veterans and their families of having "bad paper" (any less than honorable discharge) or being labeled with a personality disorder are far-reaching, impacting employment, child custody, health care, disability payments, and even burial rights-virtually all aspects of life. Despite the high stakes, veterans can do little to fix an unjust discharge. Service members are prohibited from suing the military for service-related harm. Administrative structures meant to correct injustices, the Boards for Correction of Military Records, are overwhelmed. Well over 90 percent of those applying to the Boards to change their discharge are rejected with almost no opportunity to be heard or for meaningful review. Judicial oversight of the Boards is virtually non-existent. Human Rights Watch calls on Congress and the defense secretary to take measures to correct wrongful discharges of sexual assault survivors and strengthen administrative mechanisms to ensure all veterans receive an opportunity to be heard and meaningful, independent review of any injustices in their records. Details: New York: HRW, 2016. 139p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 8, 2016 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/us0516_militaryweb_1.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/us0516_militaryweb_1.pdf Shelf Number: 139331 Keywords: Military VeteransRape VictimsSexual AssaultSexual HarassmentVictim Services |