So Few Convictions
| Autor: | Terri L. Myhr, Janice Du Mont |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Injury control business.industry 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Poison control 050109 social psychology Criminology medicine.disease Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Gender Studies Treatment center Injury prevention Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Medical emergency 0509 other social sciences business Law Sexual assault |
| Zdroj: | Violence Against Women. 6:1109-1136 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8448 1077-8012 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10778010022183541 |
| Popis: | This study examines the role of client-related characteristics in the legal processing of sexual assaults. Data were collected from the hospital and legal records of 187 women who presented to a sexual assault treatment center and the police of a large Canadian city in 1994. The data analyses revealed that cases involving older women and women who did not physically resist the assailant were less likely to have resulted in a charge. However, women who were known to the assailant for more than 24 hours (including current or previous partners) were more likely to see their cases forwarded for prosecution. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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