Plus Ca Change
Reporting Rape in the 1990s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8403262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Temkin (University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 507-528 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014195 |
| OpenAlex | W1972160155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
In the 1980s, in the wake of growing public concern, changes were made to police procedures for dealing with complaints of rape. Academic research into the experience of women who reported rape to the police after these changes were instituted, is almost non-existent. This article is based on the findings of a qualitative study of a group of women whose cases were recorded as rape by the Sussex police between 1991 and 1993. It looks at their response to their contact with the police at each phase of the criminal justice process from reporting through to the trial where this occurred. It also considers the overall attitude of victims to the handling of their cases by the police and examines those aspects which were particularly positive or negative. It concludes that, while there is much good practice, the task of improving services for rape victims is not yet complete
Criminal justice · Criminology · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Task (project management) · Task force · Engineering · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Psychology · Public Administration · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
A Gap or A Chasm?
Complaints of rape and the criminal justice system
Beyond Belief?
Police officers’ perspectives on the secondary victimisation of rape and serious sexual assault victims
From Emotional Labour to Affectual Bodies
Memory as evidence
Silly Girls” and “Nice Young Lads”
[De]-Centering the Victim
Being Shut Out in the Dark”
Evidencing domestic violence*, including behaviour that falls under the new offence of ‘controlling or coercive behaviour’
The Role of “Real Rape” and “Real Victim” Stereotypes in the Police Reporting Practices of Sexually Assaulted Women
When sex is more than just sex
Improving police investigation of intimate partner sexual violence
The unheard victims
The role of the specially trained officer in rape and sexual offence cases
The New Trial by Ordeal
On Reducing the Sexual Assault of Women
Reported Rapes in Victoria
Judging Women and Defining Crime
Violence and abuse
Corporealities of violence
Perfect Victims, Perfect Policing? Improving Rape Complainants’ Experiences of Police Investigations
International conflict, sexual violence and asylum policy
Understanding Complainant Credibility in Rape Appeals
Police officers' perceptions of false allegations of rape
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,04 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |