OFFENDER-VICTIM RELATIONSHIPS IN RAPE
This research examined the crime of forcible rape of women in the United States. The primary focus of this examination is the victim-offender relationship. Three hypotheses were tested. The first hypothesis held that a woman is more likely to be raped by a close friend or family member than by a stranger. The second hypothesis held that most rapes will be committed without the use of a weapon. The third hypothesis held that a woman will be least likely to make a formal report of a rape when the person committing the rape is a close personal friend or family member. Each of the hypotheses was supported.
The conclusion drawn from the findings of this research is that males in American society require both more and more effective socialization. The obvious conclusion of the findings of this research is that all too many mothers and fathers in the United States continue to raise brutes as opposed to gentlemen.
This research examines the crime of forcible rape of women in the United States. The primary focus of this examination is the victim-offender relationship. This research focus supports the research question investigated this study, which is as follows: Is the probability of rape by a stranger higher than the probabilities of rape by either casual acquaintances or close acquaintances, or family members (including significant others and former spouses)? In addition to the primary research question, two subsidiary research questions were investigated. These subsidiary research questions were as follows: (1) Are weapons used frequently in the commission of forcible rape? And (2) Is a woman more likely to report a rape when the offender is a stranger, a casual acquaintance, or a close acquaintance? The focus of this research is on forcible rape as opposed to statutory rape. Stranger rape refers to the forcible sexual assault on a person by another individual with whom the victim...