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Rape Against Women

What Can Research Offer to Guide the Development of Prevention Programs and Risk Reduction Interventions?

Bonnie S. Fisher

University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Leah E. Daigle

Georgia State University, Atlanta

Francis T. Cullen

University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Although a pervasive problem that confronts females of all races and ages, studies show that some women are more likely to be rape victims than are others. Research reveals that certain behavioral and situational factors increase the risk of rape. To be most effective at reducing victimization, rape prevention programs and risk reduction interventions should target these behavioral and situational factors. A growing understanding of the relationships among these factors is evident, but to date what works to reduce vulnerability to rape remains somewhat obscure because of methodological weaknesses inherent in the limited number of published evaluations. Based on the current body of research, the authors offer suggestions regarding who should be targeted and what content should be included in rape prevention programs and risk reduction interventions to effectively reduce rape and its negative consequences.

Key Words: rape • sexual victimization • crime prevention • campus crime

This version was published on May 1, 2008

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 24, No. 2, 163-177 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208315482
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