ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > Violence Against Women

Reporting rape -- 'I won't be fooled again'
Source: Bad Subjects
Author: Cynthia Hoffman
Country: United States

One rape victim's political perspective: "What I am challenging are reporting laws ... laws which benefit the justice system at the expense of those that same system purports to represent." She asks, "Where did rape crisis go wrong in getting in bed with the criminal justice system?" (2000)

DOJ report on violence against intimates
Source: Department of Justice
Country: United States

This National Institute of Justice (DOJ) Research Report presents findings from a survey of 8,000 women and men about their experiences as victims of intimate partner violence. It states that 25 percent of women and 7.6 percent of men reported an intimate partner had assaulted them during their lifetime. (7/2000)

Marriage is safest place for women, children
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: Patrick F. Fagan and Kirk A. Johnson
Country: United States

Despite PC feminist claims, analysis of the 1999 findings of the National Crime Victimization Survey demonstrates that mothers who marry are far less likely to suffer from violent crime than are mothers who don't. (04/10/02)

Rights for women imprisoned in the US
Source: Amnesty International
Country: United States

"Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody (in the US)" is a detailed report from Amnesty International. It includes sexual abuse, health concerns and recommendations.

Sexual victimization of college women
Source: US Dept. of Justice
Country: United States

A joint report from BJS and the National Institute of Justice that explores the prevalence and nature of sexual assault occurring at colleges throughout the nation. The "1 in 4 women raped in college" stat has been a source of great controversy.

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