NCJ Number
14628
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 41 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1974) Pages: 68-74
Date Published
1974
Length
7 pages
Annotation
OUTLINE OF HOW THE THEORY OF CRISIS INTERVENTION MAY BE APPLIED TO POLICE WORK INVOLVING RAPE VICTIMS.
Abstract
CHARACTERISTICS OF STRESSFUL SITUATIONS THAT RESULT IN A CRISIS REACTION ARE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH COMMON REACTIONS TO STRESS. THE BASIC ELEMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DEALING SUCCESSFULLY WITH A PERSON IN CRISIS ARE EXPLAINED WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR HANDLING A VICTIM OF RAPE. A CASE HISTORY OF A MORE-OR-LESS TYPICAL RAPE CASE IS EXAMINED.