Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study

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dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, Ninaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKagee, Ashrafen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaw, Anastasiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:54:21Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:54:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionCITATION: Du Plessis, N., Kagee, A. & Maw, A. 2009. Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study. Social Work, 45(3):275-289, doi:10.15270/45-3-204.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://socialwork.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractMany survivors of rape experience secondary traumatisation when they report their experience to the police. By means of qualitative interviews the authors explored the experiences of 16 women of reporting rape to the police in the Western Cape. Most participants reported being dissatisfied with the manner in which they were treated or the way in which their cases were handled by the South African Police Service (SAPS). These findings are similar to those of a similar study conducted over 10 years ago, which suggests that despite government efforts to improve services provided to rape survivors, very little appears to have changed.
dc.description.urihttp://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/204
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent15 pages
dc.identifier.citationDu Plessis, N., Kagee, A. & Maw, A. 2009. Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study. Social Work, 45(3):275-289, doi:10.15270/45-3-204.
dc.identifier.issn378054
dc.identifier.issn2312-7198 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0037-8054 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.15270/45-3-204
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9148
dc.publisherDepartment of Social Work, Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectRape -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectRape -- Investigation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectRape victims -- Psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectRape victims -- Services for -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectPolice -- South Africa -- Attitudesen_ZA
dc.titleWomen's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative studyen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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