NCJ Number
41633
Date Published
1976
Length
19 pages
Annotation
THE GOALS OF THE RAPE RELIEF PROGRAM WERE TO REDUCE THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF RAPE IN WHATCOM COUNTY (WA) BY 20 PERCENT BY 1978, TO PROVIDE LIAISON AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS FOR RAPE VICTIMS, AND TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE RAPE DATA.
Abstract
THE GOAL PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ARE ASSESSED IN A NARRATIVE, RATHER THAN STATISTICAL, FORMAT. THE PROJECT, WHICH INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THE LEVEL OF REPORTING, HAD THE APPARENT EFFECT OF INCREASING THE RAPE RATE INSTEAD OF LOWERING IT. THE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR RAPE VICTIMS WERE SEEN TO BE USEFUL, HOWEVER. THE EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR BE MADE INTO A FULL-TIME POSITION AND THAT THE PROGRAM COOPERATE MORE WITH THE LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES....MSP