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Research on Sexual Violence

Welcome to CALCASA's reports on sexual violence research. Our reports compile research on issues related to rape, sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal and community violence.

2009 Selected Findings

 

Our 2009 Selected Findings report is a brief highlight of recent on sexual violence, and is meant to serve as a supplement to our 2008 Report.

 

Click here to view the 2009 Selected Findings

2008 Research Report

 

Click here to download the full report

 

The topics covered in the 2008 version of the Report are as follows:

 

Click here to download Section One of the report

 

SECTION ONE: RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT - GENERAL

Rape/Sexual Assault Characteristics

Rape/Sexual Assault Prevalence

Reporting

Revictimization

Aftermath - Emergency Contraception/Pregnancy

Aftermath - Emotional/Physical Injury

Aftermath - Societal Costs/Impact

Aftermath - Vicarious Trauma/Secondary Victimization

Perpetrators

Adjudication

Self-Defense

 

Click here to download Sections Two through Six of the report

 

SECTION TWO: RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMIZATION

Acquaintance Rape

Child Victimization (Including Incest)

Date Rape

Persons with Disabilities and Sexual Assault

Sexual Violence Against Persons who are Deaf

Drug Facilitated Rape

Elder Abuse: Sexual Violence

Gang Rape (Multiple Assailants)

Sexual Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Individuals

International Violence Against Women

Same-Sex Sexual Assault

Male Victims of Sexual Assault

Sexual Violence Against Women of Color

Spousal/Partner Rape

Statutory Rape

Sexual Harassment

Online Sexual Abuse

 

SECTION THREE: STALKING

Cyber Stalking

Campus Stalking

Stalking Prevalence

 

SECTION FOUR: SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR SETTINGS

Campus Sexual Violence

Prison Rape

Abuse by Professionals

Sexual Assault/Harassment in the Military

Rural Issues

Violence and the Homeless

 

SECTION FIVE: VIOLENCE

Physical Assault

Teen Dating Violence

Workplace Violence

School Violence

 

SECTION SIX: SOCIAL ISSUES

Pornography

Prostitution

Socialization

Sex Trafficking


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