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Research on Sexual Assault and Rape

Victim blame

 

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Interesting topics - Victim Blame, Secondary Victimization, Self Blame, Rape Trauma Syndrome, Marital Rape, Acquaintance Rape, Male Victims of Sexual Assault, Gay/Lesbian Victims, Same Sex Sexual Assault, Elderly, Disabled, Child Sexual Abuse, Date Rape Drugs, Sexual Assault and the Law, Rape in Literature, Hate Crimes, Awareness Raising Events, The Vagina Monologues, History of Rape, Origins of Rape Crisis Centers, Sexual Assault of Minority Groups, Gang rape, Statutory Rape, Rape in Literature, Rape in Mass Media, Rape in Motion Pictures, Rape Mythology, Rape Press Coverage, Rape Psychological Aspects, Rape Trauma Syndrome Treatment, More rape crisis research subjects (Library of Congress subject headings).

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Citing your sources - Try the citation builder for MLA, APA or CBE/CSE formats.

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Journals and articles

Google scholar or Findarticles

Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database

Finding books at the library

Search databases by subject for books: Amazon database, hard to find books at abebooks. You can then look them up in the library catalog or in Worldcat (a database).

Online Libraries on sexual assault

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

 

 

Lesson Plans on Sexual Assault

Coaching Boys Into Men Play book

http://www.coaches-corner.org/

Lesson plans from the film Rape is...

http://www.rapeis.org/discussion.html

Positively informed

http://www.iwhc.org/resources/positivelyinformed

Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence - End Abuse

http://toolkit.endabuse.org/Home

Advocates for Youth

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/lessonplans/index.htm

Choose respect

http://www.chooserespect.org/scripts/

Healthy relationships

http://www.m4c.ns.ca/outline.html

Sexual violence resources and lesson plans

http://www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence/pubs.asp

Lesson plans from planned parenthood - Safety First

Lesson plan on RAPE -- SEXUAL ASSAULT clergy oriented but also a good general overview

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/clergy/rape.htm

Visual aids and handouts

Relationship of rapist to victim- a graph

http://www.rainn.org/images/statistics/perptovic3.png

 

 

Presentation resources- visual, film, audio

Public service announcements on rape and sexual assault

See also: films and music

Featured:

RAINN public service announcements- "Lift Me Up"

This PSA is a hauntingly beautiful video accompanied by the song "Lift Me Up".

You can view the video at Road Less Travelled productions- see the tab work/commercials/RAINN- Try the low speed links.

http://www.rltproductions.com/main.html

  • Bottom link: Click on 'Crawl' (text) then click on 'low'

    Description: A hauntingly beautiful video of a woman in the aftermath of assault with RAINN information scrolling beneath her. This version has no spoken words.

  • Middle link: Click on 'lift me up' then click on 'high'

    Description: The middle one is the song with a video of the assault and the trauma she feels afterwards.

  • Top link: Click on 'Her story' then click on the symbol for the program you want to use.

    Description: A verbal (spoken) story of how the assault occured. Very graphic.

    You can also listen via audio to the song "Lift me up" by Bruce Springsteen

  • A longer version is available under 'films' from the main menu called 'unbroken'

    Click on films and then click on 'unbroken'

    Description: 9 minute film by Brad Furman

    "Unbroken is haunting for an altogether different reason. This short film/PSA for the Rape Abuse Incest National Network concerns a young woman trying to hold herself together and confront her trauma after being sexually assaulted. Furman manages to strike an effective balance between beautiful, powerful images depicting a touchy subject without making it feel too 'slick' or music-videoesque. Information on how someone can report an assault is included." EInsiders

    Unbroken is also available here.

SPEAK the movie - public service announcements, clips

http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product_page.do?episodeid=120440&seriesid=0

Tori Amos for RAINN if you know of an audio version please contact me

Many more public service announcements here.

 

References

Macdonalds, John (2004). World Book Encyclopedia. United States of America: World Book Inc.

Smith, M. D. (2004). Encyclopedia of Rape. USA: Greenwood Press.

Sedney, Mary Anne, "rape (crime)." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006 <http://gme.grolier.com> (February 1, 2006).

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This pathfinder is for rape victims and their loved ones who are trying to heal and seeking resources to do so. Most rape victims suffer from ptsd, ocd and eating disorders. This pathfinder was created by the researcher as a graduate student in the MLS program (Library Science) at UNC Chapel Hill.

Scope: This pathfinder covers international rape crisis resources and research with a focus on the United States. This includes crisis information pages on North Carolina and Louisiana. Subjects dealt with are rape and sexual assault research and rape crisis resources. The research section includes: journal articles, statistics, reference resources, victim blame research, films, bibliographies and online research tools and databases. The crisis resources include international rape crisis center directories, information on health and the psychological effects of rape, date rape drugs, LGBT sexual assault, male sexual assault victims, victim assistance / legal resources, war and rape and online support groups.

The catagories of resources are based on an analysis of the information needs of the online rape survivor community for a collection development research project. A third project on how to communicate the mind set of rape trauma syndrome (PTSD, OCD and panic attacks) via images and text was completed as well. The bulk of the information is found under online resources based in part on the need for privacy for assault survivors. The most up to date and useful sources also tend to be online. The biographies are also a good source of healing and catharsis. What happens to a person in the aftermath of rape can make all the difference in the amount of post traumatic stress disorder one suffers in years to follow. Resources change quickly in a world of date rape drugs and general ignorance by the mainstream. You are not alone. The more you understand about what you are going through the more quickly the sharpness will become softer. Many other people have experienced this trauma and what they have learned can help guide you in your healing path.

This website is divided into two catagories:

I Rape and Sexual Assault Research

II Rape Crisis Information- Health, diversity and hotlines

The research resources are primarily reference books and online resources. The crisis resources are largely online for privacy and convenience.

Created by M.E.M.

Rape Crisis Information Pathfinder

UNC Chapel Hill, N.C.

http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/

last updated 01-Nov-2007

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How to find a book in the library.

Library of Congress subject headings and browsing categories can be used as search terms in the online catalog. If your library does not have the book you need you may request it through inter-library loan.


Subject Headings are:

Rape

Rape Abstracts

Rape Addresses, essays, lectures

Rape Bibliography

Rape Bosnia and Hercegovina

Rape Case studies

Rape Drama

Rape Handbooks

Rape in art Exhibitions

Rape in literature

Rape in marriage United States

Rape in mass media

Rape in the Bible

Rape Indexes

Rape Investigation

Rape Investigation United States

Rape Investigation United States Case studies

Rape Law and legislation United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Rape Philosophy

Rape--Encyclopedias

Acquaintance rape

Trials (Rape)

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Date Rape Pathfinder

 

Key

Davis = Walter Royal Davis Library at UNC Chapel Hill, NC
UL = Under Graduate Library at UNC Chapel Hill, NC


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The resources in this pathfinder can be found at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Davis Library and the Under Graduate Library. The Dictionaries and Encyclopedias can be found in reference on the first floor.

HM 291 (first floor)

HM 425 (first floor)

Z 1035 (first floor)

 

Other books on rape can be found in Davis on the fifth floor. The call numbers are HQ and HV primarily (5th floor).

HQ 471 (fifth floor)

HQ 21 (fifth floor)

HV 6250 (fifth floor)


At the Under Graduate library books on rape can be found on the third floor in the front of the building.

HQ 471 (third floor)

HQ 21 (third floor)

HV 6250 (third floor)

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This pathfinder created by M.E.M.

INLS 111 UNC Chapel Hill INLS Graduate Student

Created March 2003, Re-designed February 2005

Last Updated November 1, 2007

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Rape Crisis Information Pathfinder, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C., http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/

 

 

Macdonalds, John (2004). World Book Encyclopedia. United States of America: World Book Inc.

Smith, M. D. (2004). Encyclopedia of Rape. USA: Greenwood Press.

Sedney, Mary Anne, "rape (crime)." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006 <http://gme.grolier.com> (February 1, 2006).

rape. (2006). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 2, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9376486

Burgess, A. D. & Holmstrom, . (1974). Rape trauma syndrome. Am J Psychiatry, 131(9), 981-6.

Seritan, A., (2005) Hysteria and the Mind-Brain Connection. Psychiatric Times, 52 (13), 41-42.

Schnurr PP. Friedman MJ. Bernardy NC. (2002) Research on posttraumatic stress disorder: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and assessment. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 58(8):877-89.

Binder, Charles J.. (2005). Sexual Assault: The Victims, the Perpetrators, and the Criminal Justice System. Corrections Today. 67 (7). p110-110. Review of a book of the same name.