This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Ashworth, C. D. Articles by Feldman-Summers, S. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System

The Female Victim's Perspective

University of Washington, Seattle

Shirley Feldman-Summers

University of Washington, Seattle

Female rape victims, assault victims, and appropriately matched non-victimized controls completed a questionnaire at several time periods during a one-year interval. The questionnaires assessed the participants' perceptions of the effectiveness of the police, judiciary, and penal system in handling several types of crimes. The findings of this study indicate that (a) rape victims' perceptions of the effectiveness of the criminal justice system decline with time, (b) the system was seen as least effective in handling rape cases, and (c) assault victims, when compared to the other study participants, perceived the criminal justice system as less effective in dealing with the crime of assault. The implications of these results with regard to low victim reporting rates are discussed.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 5, No. 3, 227-240 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/009385487800500303


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				H. Eigenberg Male Rape: An Empirical Examination of Correctional Officers' Attitudes Toward Rape in Prison The Prison Journal, October 1, 1989; 69(2): 39 - 56. [PDF]