Gender differences in victims and crime characteristics of sexual assaults

Kimerling et al examine gender differences in victim and crime characteristics in an effort to determine the extent to which sexual assault is a similar experience for men and for women. Results show that women are more likely to experience vaginal or anal penetration, to sustain injuries, and to ma...

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Published inJournal of interpersonal violence Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 526
Main Authors Kimerling, Rachel, Rellini, Alessandra, Kelly, Vanessa, Judson, Patricia L, Learman, Lee A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.05.2002
Subjects
Assaults
Data Analysis
Gender
Gender Differences
Sex crimes
Victims of crime
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Summary:Kimerling et al examine gender differences in victim and crime characteristics in an effort to determine the extent to which sexual assault is a similar experience for men and for women. Results show that women are more likely to experience vaginal or anal penetration, to sustain injuries, and to make a police report. Implications for services for both men and women are discussed.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518