SEXUAL ASSAULT - A LITERATURE ANALYSIS

• NCJ Number: 47151
• Author(s): S L BRODSKY; S H KLEMMACK; L J SKINNER; L Z BENDER; A M K POLYSON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 152 pages
• Contract Number(s): 278-76-0031 (SM)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: University of Alabama
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LITERATURE ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS, VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, RELATED MEDICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, VICTIM SERVICES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS REVIEWED.

Abstract

THE REVIEW OPENS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, WHICH CITES RESEARCH DEFICITS AND NEEDS AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM A REVIEW OF 1,500 ARTICLES AND BOOKS ARE REPORTED IN CHAPTERS ON UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING SEXUAL OFFENDERS, LEGAL ISSUES AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS, CHILD SERVICES, SEXUAL ASSAULT IN INSTITUTIONS, AND MEDICAL ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO RAPE VICTIMS. A CHAPTER ON STRATEGIES FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN SEXUAL ASSAULT COVERS BIBLIOGRAPHIES; COMPUTERIZED SEARCHES; PERIODICALS, INDEXES, AND STATISTICAL SOURCES; AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES. A 24-PAGE LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. FOR SELECTED READINGS SEE NCJ 47152-47159. (LKM)