The cause and duration of delay in medical examination of victims of sexual offence in a tertiary care setting of a metro city in India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
In our society there is significant underreporting of cases of sexual offence. Even if a case is reported, it is already late. And when the medical examination of the victim is done more time elapses. Thus important findings are lost, which is one of the important reasons of low conviction rate. This low conviction rate leads to a social perception, that even if there is reporting of cases of sexual offence, conviction cannot be done. A vicious cycle of more underreporting of cases is thus established. An important step to increase conviction rate in the cases of sexual offence is early medical examination of the victims. In this background, an Observational Descriptive study was conducted at the Upgraded Department of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, for a period of one year to find out the cause and duration of delay in medical examination of the victims of sexual offence.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Indrani Das, Dr. Kanad Bag, Dr. Arup Chakraborty, Prof. S. Batabyal
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