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008			110331s1998 eng
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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aJordan, Jan _91445
245			_aReporting rape : _bwomen's experiences with the police, doctors and support agencies _cJordan, Jan
260			_aWellington, NZ _bVictoria University of Wellington Institute of Criminology _c1998
300			_a97 p.
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520			_aThis report discusses the findings of a study undertaken by the author to detail the experiences of female rape victims with police, doctors and counsellors. The study involved qualitative interviews with 48 women who had reported a rape, or who had attempted to report a rape, since 1990. The results of the study were compared to an earlier study completed in 1983, and show that very little has changed in terms of police responses to rape victims. However, there has been an improvement in the experiences with doctors and the medical examination performed after the rape. Support agencies that provide counselling had mixed results, with some women feeling that the services were invaluable and other women feeling that there was a lack of professionalism. Overall, the author recommends that, due to a lack of consistency over all agencies - police, medical and support - there needs to be individuals who are specifically trained to deal with victims of rape, and their varying needs, so that women are not re-victimised and potentially suspend laying a complaint against their attacker.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHEALTH _9283
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSEX OFFENDERS _9528
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
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