Rape investigation and attrition in acquaintance, domestic violence and historical rape cases

Marianne Hester, Sarah-Jane Walker

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Abstract

The paper looks at the different attrition trajectories of rape cases involving acquaintance rape, rape in the context of domestic violence by intimate (ex)partners and in the context of historical child sexual abuse. Rape in the contexts of domestic violence or historical child sexual abuse have not received much separate attention in previous studies, tending to be included in categories involving alleged offender known to victim or excluded altogether as involving under-16s. The article explores and compares these separate types of cases separately in order to increase our understanding of attrition.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-188
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
Volume14
Issue number2
Early online date17 Oct 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2017

Bibliographical note

Special Issue: Investigating Sexual Violence and Abuse

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Groups and Themes

  • Gender Research Group
  • SPS Centre for Gender and Violence Research

Keywords

  • Rape attrition
  • police investigation
  • acquaintance rape
  • intimate domestic violence rape
  • historical child sexual abuse

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      Hester, M. (Principal Investigator), Abrahams, H. A. (Co-Investigator), Aghtaie, N. (Co-Investigator), Bates, L. (Co-Investigator), Eisenstadt, N. (Co-Investigator), Gangoli, G. (Co-Investigator), Matolcsi, A. (Co-Investigator), Mulvihill, N. (Co-Investigator), Patsios, D. (Co-Investigator), Turner, W. (Co-Investigator), Walker, S.-J. (Co-Investigator), Williamson, E. (Co-Investigator), Robinson, A. (Co-Investigator), McPhee, D. (Co-Investigator), Rumney, P. (Co-Investigator), Williams, A. (Co-Investigator), Sterk, G. (Collaborator) & Magnusson, L. (Principal Investigator)

      1/10/15 → 18/05/18

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