Prosecution of Adult Sexual Assault Cases: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

Violence Against Women

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-244

  Campbell, Rebecca ^a   Patterson, Debra ^b   Bybee, Deborah ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal justice system; prosecution; rape; Sexual assault; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSES; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84858625261     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801212440158     Document Type: Article

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