ABSTRACT
Of all forms of violence, rape and sexual abuse of women and children are the most terrifying crimes. e experience of being raped or sexually exploited can have adverse psychological e ects on the victims and their families. Besides the trauma of experiencing sexual violence, these victims are further humiliated by authority gures such as doctors, police o cers, judges, and lawyers. Adding to this trauma is the tendency for observers to hold these women and children partially responsible for the attack. e tendency to blame these victims for their victimization has been approached from many disparate directions and by various methodologies.
