NCJ Number
32374
Journal
HOME OFFICE RESEARCH UNIT BULLETIN Issue: 2 Dated: (AUTUMN 1975) Pages: 19-21
Date Published
1975
Length
3 pages
Annotation
A PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT ON SEXUAL OFFENSES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE UPON EARLIER STUDIES IN ITS SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND SPECIFICITIES.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH INCLUDE DISCOVERING THE INFLUENCE OF THE AGE OF CONSENT AND COURTS' REACTIONS TO OFFENSES INVOLVING PERSONS BELOW THE AGE OF CONSENT; VARIATIONS IN PROSECUTION PRACTICES IN ENGLAND AND WALES; AND TO STUDY THE TYPES OF SEXUAL OFFENSE COVERED BY THE PRESS AND THE NATURE OF THE COVERAGE.