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Sexual assault of older women by strangers. |
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(11), July 2011, pp.2303-2320. |
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0886-2605 |
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1552-6518 |
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In general, people do not identify older people as being of risk from rape and sexual assault, and so this issue has been neglected both in the academic literature and in health and social care practice. The aim of this study was to examine victim, offender, and offence characteristics associated with sexual assaults by strangers of older women compared to those against younger women. The study used secondary data obtained from the Serious Crime Analysis Section of the United Kingdom National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). All possible cases of rape, attempted rape, and lesser sexual assault involving a single female victim aged 60 or older were selected. A total of 53 suitable cases were identified. These were matched with a sample of 53 sexual assaults against women aged between 20 to 45 years. The findings reveal significant differences in relation to a number of variables, including: the ethnicity of the offender; number of previous convictions of the offender; and characteristics associated with the assault itself. No differences were found in the age of offenders assaulting younger and older victims. Implications for further research are discussed. |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=74529ffe-58f3-42f0-86cb-d1ec11d763c7 |
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