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The Rape Crisis Intervention Handbook

A Guide for Victim Care

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. Sharon L. McCombie

    1. Rape Crisis Intervention Program, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Myths and Realities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. A Cultural Perspective on Rape

      • Catherine H. Morrison
      Pages 3-16

    3. The Rapist

      • A. Nicholas Groth, H. Jean Birnbaum
      Pages 17-26

    4. Rape Typology and the Coping Behavior of Rape Victims

      • Ann Wolbert Burgess, Lynda Lytle Holmstrom
      Pages 27-42

  3. The Hospital Emergency Room

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-42
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    2. The Nursing Care of Rape Victims

      • Barbara Schuler Gilmore, Janet Weeks Evans
      Pages 43-58

    3. The Medical Examination

      • Henry Klapholz
      Pages 59-66

  4. The Legal System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-68
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    2. The Police Investigation

      • Peter J. Murphy III
      Pages 69-78

    3. Rape Law and the Judicial Process

      • Alice E. Richmond
      Pages 79-95

    4. The Experience of the Rape Victim in the Courtroom

      • Alice E. Richmond
      Pages 97-118

  5. Psychological Overview of Rape Trauma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-120
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    2. A Crisis Theory Perspective on Rape

      • Ellen L. Bassuk
      Pages 121-129

    3. Psychodynamic and Life-Stage Considerations in the Response to Rape

      • Malkah T. Notman, Carol C. Nadelson
      Pages 131-142

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 120-120
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  7. Psychological Intervention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-144
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    2. Counseling Rape Victims

      • Sharon L. McCombie, Judith H. Arons
      Pages 145-171

    3. Counseling the Mates and Families of Rape Victims

      • Daniel Silverman, Sharon L. McCombie
      Pages 173-181

  8. Special Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-184
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About this book

This handbook is intended to be a comprehensive resource for those in­ volved in providing crisis intervention to rape victims. The medical, legal, and counseling needs of the rape victim are presented to prepare helping professionals to offer sensitive and skillful assistance to women who have suffered sexual assault. The interdisciplinary thrust of the book reflects our conviction that health professionals, police, and prosecuting attorneys must share their expertise and coordinate their efforts in order to successfully meet the multiple needs of rape victims and their families. While an exten­ sive literature on rape has developed in the past decade, to the best of our knowledge there is no single source for the practical treatment-oriented information sought by those who work directly with victims. The primary objective of this book is to offer just such a guide to service providers. The book is organized into sections that deal with a specific area of the treatment of victims. Detailed guidelines are provided for the nursing, med­ ical, counseling, police, and legal services involved in comprehensive crisis intervention. Interdisciplinary teaming and the emotional impact of rape on service providers are discussed by authors actively involved in rape crisis work. Rape laws are explained and court preparation for victim-witnesses is carefully outlined. Of particular relevance to counselors is an overview of crisis theory and a psychodynamic perspective on rape trauma.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rape Crisis Intervention Program, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

    Sharon L. McCombie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rape Crisis Intervention Handbook

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for Victim Care

  • Editors: Sharon L. McCombie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3689-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3691-4Published: 02 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3689-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 250

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Sexual Behavior

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