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    Case Attrition of Sexual Violence Offenses: Empirical Findings

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    Wood, Darryl S.
    Rosay, André B.
    Keyword
    Alaska Natives
    Alaska State Troopers
    case attrition
    crime
    criminal case processing
    rural justice
    sex offenses
    sexual abuse of minors
    sexual assault
    violence against women
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    Abstract
    This report examined the legal resolutions for 1,184 contact sexual violence cases reported to Alaska State Troopers in 2003 and 2004, and excluded results from other law enforcement agencies. We determined whether cases were founded with an identifiable suspect, were referred to the Alaska Department of Law for prosecution, were accepted for prosecution, and if the case resulted in a conviction. We only examined whether any conviction on any charge was obtained. In some cases, the conviction may be for a non-sexual offense. * Seventy-five percent of cases were founded with at least one identifiable suspect, 51% of founded cases were referred to the Alaska Department of Law for prosecution, 60% of referred cases were accepted for prosecution, and 80% of accepted cases resulted in a conviction on at least one charge. The greatest point of attrition was from the founding to the referral decision. * For the most part, cases of Alaska Native victims were as likely, or even more likely, to be processed by the criminal justice system relative to the cases of non-Native victims. * Cases of sexual violence in the most rural portions of Alaska had an equal or greater chance of being subject to legal sanction when compared with cases from Alaska's less rural areas, and were as likely or more likely to receive full enforcement and prosecution. Unfortunately, the percentage of founded cases that resulted in a conviction never exceeded 30%.
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    Originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum 25(1–2): 1, 18–20 (Spring 2008-Summer 2008).
    Date
    2009-02
    Source
    Alaska Justice Forum Reprints
    Publisher
    University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center
    Type
    Article
    Citation
    Wood, Darryl S.; & Rosay, André B. (2009). "Case Attrition of Sexual Violence Offenses: Empirical Findings." Alaska Justice Forum Reprints 1 (Feb 2009).
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