Why rape victims are so often left to solve their own cases
Case Western Reserve University researchers examine how the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of taking rapists off the streets can impede...
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Law’s Rachel Lovell speaks before Ohio House of Representatives about rape statute of limitations
‘Serves no purpose in the function of the law:’ Prosecutors, researchers come out against rape statute of limitations...
Mandel School’s Rachel Lovell explains her research on sexual offenders’ criminal history
Study of untested rape kits shows alleged offenders’ subsequent crimes cost county $500m WEWS—ABC 5: Rachel Lovell, research...
Mandel School’s Rachel Lovell researches criminal habits of rapists
‘Undetected’ rape suspects were prolific, linked to many types of crimes, CWRU study shows The Plain Dealer: Rachel...
Study: Reduce crime by focusing efforts on rapists
Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research from Case Western...
Legacy of ‘redlining’: How 1930s Cleveland mortgage-lending maps mirror today’s poverty
Many of the Cleveland neighborhoods that banks “redlined” almost a century ago have some of the city’s highest...
New research shows what we know (and don’t) about serial rapists
With unprecedented access to data from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Case Western Reserve University researchers gaining better understanding...
Highlighting how digital scholarship can address and solve issues, Kelvin Smith Library to host Freedman Fellows ShowCASE event March 29
New research aimed at reducing the number of sexual assaults—by changing how law enforcement investigates and prosecutes offenders—was...
Testing backlogged sexual assault kits prevents future rapes and saves victims and communities millions
Testing backlogged sexual assault kits leads to the imprisonment of more rapists—preventing future sexual assaults and saving would-be...