Cartwright P S
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1986 May;154(5):1064-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90751-9.
A review of the experience of 440 women reporting they had been raped was made from their initial contact with the police, through their medical-forensic examination at the county hospital emergency room, by any judicial proceedings, and by their longer term psychological counseling. The data were then compared with those from other municipalities. The assailant's use of a weapon seemed the strongest variable correlated with the victim's decision to press for prosecution. Being raped by a stranger or being physically injured did not correlate with this decision. Women most likely to have been victims of a previous rape were over 40 years old, were black, were assaulted by someone well known to them, or had some sort of mental health problem, and these variables were independent of each other. This implies these victims somehow suffer from an increased vulnerability to repeated rape. The data suggest that use of a county hospital emergency room for the medical management of rape victims discourages their reporting the event to the authorities and their seeking medical treatment.
对440名报告称曾遭强奸的女性的经历进行了回顾，涵盖从她们最初与警方接触，到在县医院急诊室接受法医检查、任何司法程序以及长期心理咨询的全过程。然后将这些数据与其他城市的数据进行比较。袭击者使用武器似乎是与受害者决定起诉最密切相关的变量。被陌生人强奸或身体受伤与这一决定并无关联。最有可能曾是强奸受害者的女性年龄超过40岁、是黑人、被她们认识的人袭击，或者有某种心理健康问题，而且这些变量相互独立。这意味着这些受害者在某种程度上更容易遭受反复强奸。数据表明，利用县医院急诊室对强奸受害者进行医疗处理会阻碍她们向当局报告事件以及寻求医疗救治。
