TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual assault cases in the legal system
T2 - Police, prosecutor, and victim perspectives
AU - Frazier, Patricia A.
AU - Haney, Beth
PY - 1996/12/1
Y1 - 1996/12/1
N2 - The purposes of this study were to assess (a) the extent of attrition in the processing of sexual assault cases in the legal system, (b) factory associated with attrition at various stages in the process, and (c) victims' experiences in the legal system and the relations between these experiences and recovery. Our results suggest that substantial attrition continues to occur in the prosecution of rape cases, that more severe assaults are prosecuted more vigorously, that victims are generally satisfied with the police (but not with the legal system in general), and that neither attitudes nor case outcomes are associated with victims' postrape recovery. Research and policy implications are discussed.
AB - The purposes of this study were to assess (a) the extent of attrition in the processing of sexual assault cases in the legal system, (b) factory associated with attrition at various stages in the process, and (c) victims' experiences in the legal system and the relations between these experiences and recovery. Our results suggest that substantial attrition continues to occur in the prosecution of rape cases, that more severe assaults are prosecuted more vigorously, that victims are generally satisfied with the police (but not with the legal system in general), and that neither attitudes nor case outcomes are associated with victims' postrape recovery. Research and policy implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01499234
DO - 10.1007/BF01499234
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030455705
SN - 0147-7307
VL - 20
SP - 607
EP - 628
JO - Law and Human Behavior
JF - Law and Human Behavior
IS - 6
ER -
