While rape crisis center (RCC) advocacy is generally regarded as valuable, there are no
prior systematic reviews of the advocacy literature. This review examined RCC advocacy …

While extensive studies have identified the influence of social perception and victims' self-
blame as factors responsible for underreporting of rape, fewer studies have explored victims' …

Sexual victimization occurs frequently and it remains important to consider rape victim
advocates' perceptions of survivors' secondary victimization due to treatment from police, the …

Objective: While nurses and rape victim advocates have unique and separate
responsibilities in caring for sexual assault survivors in the emergency room, successful care …

The detriment of rape even with the upsurge is received by the general mass with shock and
the trauma enveloping the inflicted is incomprehensible. In a developing country like …

Purpose This study explores the benefits of accreditation from the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), according to those who are engaged …

In research on sexual assault victims' help-seeking, proxy data sources are often utilized
because outreach to survivors immediately postassault may increase a study's risk-to-benefit …

Previous studies posited that survivors of rape receive better treatment from the police when
advocates are involved and the police embrace collaboration. However, the collaborative …

Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) are community-based, multidisciplinary
interventions that strive to coordinate the response to sexual assault. SARTs consist of …

The women's movement and increasing social consciousness regarding gender disparity
and discrimination has helped to make gains over the past several decades to reduce …