NCJ Number
95557
Journal
Victimology Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Dated: (1984) Pages: 120-129
Date Published
1984
Length
10 pages
Annotation
127 adult female assault victims were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the effectiveness of their means of protecting themselves.
Abstract
Completed rapes tended to have been avoided if the victim both called for help and talked to the assailant while victims generally maintained their physical resistance had proven provocative. Past findings relative to the effectiveness and consequence of utilizing different methods of defense are discussed, and suggestions for future research are provided. (Author abstract)