NCJ Number
18498
Date Published
1975
Length
17 pages
Annotation
AN ASSESSMENT OF THIS PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES A 24-HOUR INFORMATION SERVICE TO RAPE VICTIMS, GIVES PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, AND LEGAL AID TO RAPE VICTIMS, AND DISSEMINATES RAPE AND RAPE PREVENTION INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO INTENDED TO IMPROVE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ENCOURAGE RAPE VICTIMS TO REPORT THE CRIME TO THE POLICE. THE PROJECT VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE DISCUSSED. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE WILMINGTON MEDICAL CENTER AND THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF WILMINGTON (RCCW) WAS ACHIEVED. AFTER AN INITIAL PERIOD OF COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE POLICE AND RCCW, POSITIVE ATTITUDE DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION WAS INITIATED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS. IT WAS FOUND THAT PROJECT RECORDS AND DATA COLLECTION WERE INADEQUATE, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THESE PROCEDURES BE IMPROVED. IN ADDITION, THE APPOINTMENT OF A PAID COORDINATOR TO DIRECT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IS SUGGESTED.