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HALF OF WOMEN RAPED DURING 1992 WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OLD

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST                            BJS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994                            202-307-0784

                HALF OF WOMEN RAPED DURING 1992
                 WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OLD

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Half of the women who reported they
had been raped during 1992 were juveniles under 18 years old, and 16
percent...

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2003 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
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5 PERCENT OF SEX OFFENDERS REARRESTED FOR ANOTHER SEX CRIME WITHIN 3 YEARS OF PRISON RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Within 3 years following their 1994 state prison release, 5.3 percent of sex offenders (men who had committed rape or sexual assault) were rearrested for...