TOWARD A THEORY OF RESPONSE TO RAPE - SOME METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• NCJ Number: 32453
• Author(s): L A CURTIS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 16 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL STUDY INSTITUTE ON VICTIMOLOGY, BELLAGIO, ITALY, JULY 1-12, 1975

Annotation

OPINION AND RESEARCH ARE REVIEWED ON HOW WOMEN CAN BEST EXTRACT THEMSELVES FROM A POTENTIAL RAPE SITUATION.

Abstract

BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INFORMATION, A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK IS OUTLINED FOR HOW FUTURE RESEARCH MIGHT PROCEED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS ARE SUGGESTED, AND THE ARGUMENT IS MADE THAT A MORE BALANCED CONCEPTUALIZATION OF VICTIM RESPONSE TO RAPE MUST BE INTEGRATED WITH A MATURE THEORY OF OFFENDER MOTIVATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)