NCJ Number
14603
Date Published
1974
Length
152 pages
Annotation
TEXT EXAMINES COMMON MYTHS ABOUT RAPE, EXPLORES THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF RAPE, AND PRESENTS PRECAUTIONS AND SELF DEFENSE TECHNIQUES THAT MAY BE USED BY WOMEN TO AVOID RAPE.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS OF THIS TEXT, ONE A SELF-DEFENSE TEACHER AND ONE A MEMBER OF CHICAGO WOMEN AGAINST RAPE, CAREFULLY DEAL WITH THE VARIED ASPECTS OF REAP: WHY IT HAPPENS SO COMMONLY, WHO THE RAPIST IS, WHY THE RAPE RATES ARE CLIMBING SO RAPIDLY, AND HOW RAPE AFFECTS WOMEN'S DAILY LIVES. THE AUTHORS ALSO PRESENT PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, HOW TO TRAIN FOR SELF-DEFENSE, HOW TO OVERCOME THEIR OWN FEELINGS OF GUILT, AND HOW TO COPE WITH THE PRESENT LEGAL MORASS.