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FORCIBLE RAPE - A NATIONAL SURVEY OF THE RESPONSE BY PROSECUTORS

NCJ Number
35958
Date Published
1975
Length
146 pages
Annotation
A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF RAPE PROSECUTION POLICIES IS PROVIDED BY THIS SURVEY OF PROSECUTOR AGENCIES IN THREE DIFFERENT POPULATION CATEGORIES OF COUNTIES (GREATER THAN 1,000,000; 100,000 - 1,000,000; AND 25-100,000).
Abstract
EXPERIENCED RAPE PROSECUTORS WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR AGENCIES' GENERAL POLICIES AND SPECIFIC PRACTICES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CLASSIFICATION METHODS, FACTORS INVOLVED IN RAPE, FACTORS IN DECISION MAKING, STAFFING AND PROCEDURES, INTERACTIONS WITH VICTIMS AND WITNESSES, VICTIM SERVICES, ADJUDICATORY PROCESSES, AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES. PROSECUTOR'S RESPONSES ARE BROKEN DOWN BY THE POPULATION OF THEIR COUNTIES. RESPONSES ARE PRESENTED IN DATA TABLES WITH NARRATIVE EXPLANATIONS. SEE ALSO NCJ-35955, 35956, 35957, AND 35959. (SNI ABSTRACT)