The legal processes following a rape charge mortify, denigrate and transfer guilt to the victim. Rape laws reinforce traditional sex roles and restrict the options available to women in defining their personal and sexual careers. (Author/AM)

This selected annotated bibliography focuses on women as victims of violence, specifically battered wives and rape victims. Areas of concern include the history of violence, causes, statistics, legal remedies, and suggestions for reform. Case studies highlight the involvement of police, social agencies, hospitals, and the community. Summaries of…

Achieving more humane and dignified treatment of rape victims in the arms of the law has been provided by "rape crisis centers." This approach has been significantly aided by successful attempts to modify the basic definition of the crime and to revise the legal elements needed for conviction. (Author)

This paper on rape on the campus addresses the following topics: definitions of rape and sexual assault; the incidence rate; attitudes about rape; the impact of rape on women's educational opportunity; legal implications, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; institutional responsibility and liability; the meaning of prevention,…

This report reviews the legal status of female homemakers in the Virgin Islands and makes suggestions for action and legislation which will be more equitable in protecting homemakers' rights. The laws described in the report apply to wives who work at home as well as outside the home, but the report mainly concerns homemakers without outside…