Research Method and Design
Given the seriousness of rape and sexual assault as crimes and the subsequent psychological trauma that perpetrators of these crimes visit on their victims, it is important for investigators and prosecutors in such cases to come up with an effective instrument for data collection. For, it is through this data collection tool that enough and cogent evidence may be gathered to help in the proper prosecution of such cases to ensure justice to victims. A research instrument chosen should be one that takes into account the emotional state of the victims of rape and seeks to elicit only that ...
