Advocates speak out on adult sexual assault: A unique crime demands a unique response

Sharon B. Murphy; Victoria L. Banyard; Sarah P. Maynard; Rebecca Dufresne

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2011.595381

Advocates speak out on adult sexual assault: A unique crime demands a unique response

Sharon B. Murphy, Victoria L. Banyard, Sarah P. Maynard, Rebecca Dufresne

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Research documents the challenges presented to victims of sexual assault whose cases move through the criminal justice system. One key vantage point from which to understand how survivors experience the criminal justice system is from the perspective of the crisis center advocates who work with them. Graduate student research teams conducted semistructured interviews with rape crisis advocates across one Northeastern state. The voices of crisis center advocates raise key points that might help in the development of new procedures and processes for how adult sexual assault cases are handled in the justice system.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	690-710
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2011.595381
State	Published - Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

attrition
credibility
justice gap
rape crisis advocates
secondary victimization
sexual assault

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