Notes

1 See David P. Bryden, 2000, "Forum on the Law of Rape," Buffalo Criminal Law Review 3: 317, 320–321; Cassia C. Spohn, 1999, "The Rape Reform Movement: The Traditional Common Law and Rape Law Reforms," Jurimetrics Journal 39: 119, 128–130.

2 See Cassia Spohn and Julie Horney, 1992, Rape Law Reform: A Grassroots Revolution and Its Impact, New York, NY: Springer, 77–104; Stacy Futter and Walter Mebane Jr., 2001, "The Effects of Rape Law Reform on Rape Case Processing," Berkeley Women's Law Journal 16: 72, 83–85.

3 Ibid., 173.

4 Stephen J. Schulhofer, 1998, Unwanted Sex: The Culture of Intimidation and the Failure of the Law, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2.

5 Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes, 1998, Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 2, 5.

6 David P. Bryden and Sonja Lengnick, 1997, "Rape in the Criminal Justice System," Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 87: 1194, 1196.

7 Ibid.; Susan Estrich, 1987, Real Rape, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 42–43.

8 Office for Victims of Crime, 2002, "Scope of Crime/Historical Review of the Victims' Rights Discipline," Chapter 1, National Victim Assistance Academy Textbook, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime.

9 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime, 1982, Final Report of the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: President's Task Force on Victims of Crime.

10 Office for Victims of Crime, 1999, Victim Assistance in Indian Country (VAIC) Training and Technical Assistance, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime.

11 Connie Monahan and New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, 2004, A SANE Strategic Plan for New Mexico, Albuquerque NM: New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.

12 The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 prohibits states and U.S. territories from requiring a police report if they use VAWA STOP grants funding to pay for exams.

13 The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 provides civil legal assistance for victims to obtain restitution.

14 Office for Victims of Crime, 1998, New Directions From the Field, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime.