Worth their while?: Pursuing a rape complaint through the criminal justice system
| Autor: | Rachel Jewkes, Lizle Loots, Olivia Dunseith, Romi Sigsworth, Nicola Christofides, Lisa Vetten |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Sexual violence
police criminal justice system victims media_common.quotation_subject Taste (sociology) 05 social sciences Poison control rape Legal process Suicide prevention Faith South Africa Law Political science rape reporting 050501 criminology Complaint legal process 0505 law Criminal justice media_common |
| Zdroj: | South African Crime Quarterly; Vol 32 (2010); 19-25 South African Crime Quarterly; No 32 (2010): June 2010 |
| ISSN: | 1991-3877 2413-3108 |
| Popis: | If the criminal justice system were to advertise itself to victims of sexual violence, would its tag line be L'Oreal's 'Because you're worth it'? Or would the Foundry Premium Cider comment on the building of a pyramid: 'Twelve years in the making and it still doesn't taste very good' be more apposite? Certainly, a lack of faith in, or fear of, legal processes, is one of the reasons why eight out of nine women who are raped do not report the matter to the police.This article explores the extent to which victims' lack of faith in legal processes is warranted and asks if laying a complaint is worth the effort. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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