336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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This unprecedented in-depth account of how our major institutions respond to the crime of rape is the first empirical study of rape victims in the United States as they come into contact with those who staff our police stations, hospitals, and courthouses. As this engrossing study makes clear, rape does not end with the assailant's departure; the profound suffering of the victim can be diminished... Read more
1: The Lot of the Rape Victim; 2: How We Did the Research; 3: Entering the Criminal Justice System; 4: The Hospital As Healer and Detective; 5: Getting the Case to Trial; 6: In the Courtroom; 7: The Rape Victim’s Reaction to Court; 8: The Outcome of the Court Process; 9: Policy Recommendations for the Institutional Response to Rape Victims
Biography
Lynda Lytle Holmstrom
