NCJ Number
157284
Date Published
1994
Length
219 pages
Annotation
This annotated bibliography lists and describes scholarly works published in the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's and focusing on acquaintance rape.
Abstract
The publications cover the following topics: the incidence of acquaintance rape, social correlates of acquaintance rape, misperceptions of sexual intent, perpetrators, theoretical perspectives, attitudes toward acquaintance rape, the attribution of responsibility for acquaintance rape, legal issues, campus rape, marital rape, gang rape, the treatment of victims and perpetrators, and prevention programs. Each document is summarized with respect to its purpose, methods, findings, and bibliographic information. Cross-referencing is included, and an alphabetical listing of the works is provided. Subject and author indexes