A compendium of sexual assault research /
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| Author / Creator: | Harrell, Margaret C. |
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| Imprint: | Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009. |
| Description: | xiii, 303 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Technical report ; TR-617-OSD Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-617-OSD. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7903805 |
| Summary: | Recognition of the problem of sexual assault, especially acquaintance rape, has increased dramatically since 1990. This compendium provides an overview of recent research on sexual assault and summarizes more than 450 individual studies of the topic, including research on its prevalence, victim and perpetrator risk factors, prevention, recovery and coping, and the responses of the health care, law enforcement, and criminal justice systems. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 303 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | "Annotated bibliography" (p. 123-302) |
| ISBN: | 9780833047922 0833047922 |