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Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault : Inside the Criminal Justice System.
Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system's response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors. The authors draw on unparalleled access to Los Angeles detectives, prosecutors, and case files to make sense of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, CO :
Lynne Rienner Publishers,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Table 4.1 Reports of Sex Offenses, LAPD and LASD, 2005â#x80;#x93;2009; Table 4.2 Victim Characteristics in Rape and Attempted Rape Cases, 2008; Table 4.3 Suspect Characteristics in Rape and Attempted Rape Cases, 2008; Table 4.4 Case Characteristics in Rape and Attempted Rape Cases, 2008; Table 4.5 Case Clearances by Victim-Suspect Relationship, 2008; Table 4.6 Outcomes of Cases Presented to LA District Attorney Beforeand After Arrest of Suspect.
- Table 4.7 Rape and Attempted Rape Cases by Whether CaseWas Presented to District Attorney Before or AfterSuspect ArrestTable 4.8 LAPDâ#x80;#x99;s Decision to Unfound the Charges: Logistic Regression Analysis; Table 4.9 Results of the Logistic Regression Analysis of the Decision to Arrest: Full Sample; Table 4.10 Decision to Arrest, Victim-Suspect Relationship: Logistic Regression Analysis; Table 4.11 Charging Decisions in Rape and Attempted Rape Cases:Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis of Three-CategoryCharging Variable, LAPD and LASD, 2008; Table 5.1 Cases Unfounded by LAPD (N = 81).
- Table 5.2 Cases Categorized as False Reports (N = 55)Table 5.3 Motivations for Filing False Reports; Table 6.1 Characteristics of Sex Crimes Cleared by Exceptional Means, LAPD and LASD, 2008; Table 6.2 Criteria for Exceptional Clearance of Sex Crimes, LAPD andLASD, 2008; Table 7.1 Case Characteristics of Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Reported to LAPD and LASD, 2008; Table 7.2 Case Outcomes of Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Reported to LAPD and LASD, 2008; Table 7.3 Victim Characteristics of Intimate Partner Sexual AssaultReported to LAPD and LASD, 2008.
- Table 7.4 Suspect Characteristics of Intimate Partner Sexual AssaultReported to LAPD and LASD, 2008Table 7.5 Police Decision to Arrest in Intimate Partner Sexual Assault: Logistic Regression Analysis; Table 7.6 District Attorneyâ#x80;#x99;s Decision to Charge in Intimate PartnerSexual Assault: Logistic Regression Analysis; Figures; Figure 4.1 Case Outcomes for Rapes and Attempted Rapes Reported to LAPD, January 2005â#x80;#x93;December 2009; Figure 4.2 Case Outcomes for Rapes and Attempted Rapes Reported to LASD, January 2005â#x80;#x93;December 2009; Acknowledgments.
- Chapter 1- Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice SystemReview of Prior Research; Sexual Assault Case Processing in Los Angeles; Overview of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2- Policies and Practices; Policies and Practices in the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases; Perceptions and Attitudes of Law Enforcement; Perceptions and Attitudes of DDAs; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3- Detective and Prosecutor Perspectives; LAPD and LASD Detectives on Working with Sexual Assault Victims; DDAs and Victim Credibility; How to Increase the Successful Prosecution of Sexual Assault; Conclusion.