Psycological case study on rape vicitims in Delhi and Bihar
asked by the police focuses on the reason woman being targeted for the assault , by her dress or invited a man to her house, taking a lift from a man , going to a bar unescorted, or by her previous sexual experiences. The cop may stay asking on the sexual aspect of the rape, asking her to illustrate her feelings during the attack, the rapist’s genitals, or the place in which she is raped. Fortunately, in many areas, police departments are launching special rape units and hence training police officers when dealing with rape victims.
No matter the rape victim informs the police about the rape attack but she should definitely obtain medical care. When a woman who has been raped arrives at a hospital, medical personnel hold several responsibilities. They must treat the patient and also get ready with the evidence handing in to the police that a rape did occur.
The rape victim apart from obtaining medical care should also go for pregnancy and venereal disease tests. A doctor should be able to explain the reason for the requirements of these tests and should check for the presence of semen in the vagina and also on other parts of her body and clothes. In the hospital emergency room, where rape victims are immediately taken, doctors do not always react sympathetically. And therefore, women often report they are issues to unfriendly and irrelevant questions
Some women do report to the police but they do not put charges on the rapist. Although the police and medical personnel often throw unfair questions to the rape victim in the court room. She may choose to have her own attorney, but the person only works as an advisor and thus the court appoints the prosecutor over whom she will have no control. It’s a cycle that still continues. Moreover it provides the necessary nurture to nature that makes up a deadly combination that cumulates into rape tendencies
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