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dc.contributor.authorHeenan, Melanieen
dc.contributor.authorNeame, Alexandraen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T22:57:43Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T22:57:43Z-
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.identifier.isbn9780642395146en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12111-
dc.format23 p.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Family Studiesen
dc.subjectRegional rural and remote areasen
dc.subjectSexual assaulten
dc.titleResponding to sexual assault in rural communitiesBriefing : Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assaulten
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid5556en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/briefing/acssa_briefing3.pdfen
dc.subject.keywordChildren & young peopleen
dc.subject.keywordNationalen
dc.subject.keywordElectronic publicationen
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dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.description.notes"June 2004"<br/ >Describes and discusses four key issues that have emerged from the literature and research into sexual assault and violence in rural communities. Firstly, how can the diverse and disparate demographic, geographical, social/cultural and economic characteristics of non-urban communities be brought under the umbrella term ‘rural communities’ and how might research methodologies be adapted to provide a more accurate reflection of what goes on in individual regions? Secondly, the debate surrounding the difference in incidence and prevalence rates between rural and urban areas is considered and some of the ways in which factors influencing data collection might be accounted for are suggested. Thirdly, the role of isolation and other factors present in rural communities in creating barriers to disclosure and how are these barriers differ from those faced by women in urban areas is assessed. Lastly, the major practical, organisational and philosophical challenges facing service providers in rural areas and how might these challenges be addressed are debated.<br/ >[Appended From Merge Migration]<br/ >women in the far north regions were 16-25 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than ... A small number of studies indicate that intra-familial child sexual abuse may also be higher in rural ... Lynn (1990) claimed that Gippsland has a rate of child sex abuse that is two and a half ...en
dc.date.entered2004-10-15en
dc.publisher.placeMelbourneen
dc.description.physicaldescription23 p.en
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