Victims urged to take part in study on lack of rape reports

RAPE victims have been urged to co-operate with a major study which is attempting to discover why so few assaults are reported to the gardaí.

Victims urged to take part in study on lack of rape reports

The law faculty of NUI Galway is looking to interview around 250 male and female rape victims, but only 80 have made contact.

Research director Conor Hanley said: “We need to speak to as many people aspossible who have had these experiences so that we can determine what makespeople come forward to the gardaí and those who don’t.

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