A vignette depicting date rape was presented to 352 male and female high school students. The vignette was accompanied by either a photograph of the victim dressed provocatively, a photograph of the victim dressed conservatively, or no photograph. Subjects who viewed the photo of the provocatively dressed were more likely to indicate that she was…

Information was obtained from 130 Canadian university women on their experience as victims of sexual offenses, ranging from obscene phone calls and exhibitionism to sexual molestation and rape. Incidence, emotional reactions, relationship to offender and reporting of the offense to friends or authorities were studied. (SJL)