More references for Chapter 9

Due to time constraints in class yesterday, I was unable to share the resources that I came across in chapter 9.  With that, the following is my annotated bibliography:



The Criminal Justice Sytem: Statistics. (2016). Retrieved from RAINN: https://rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system

This page from the website RAINN.org—the largest anti-sexual violence organization (per their website)—gives statistics of perpetrators in relation to other crimes committed.  This includes number reported to police, number of reports that lead to arrest, number of cases referred to a prosecutor, number of cases that lead to a felony conviction, and number of incarcerations.

- While this reference centers on the justice system, this resource can be beneficial as it provides access to other current statistics specifically related to rape, abuse, and incest.  I also found that their resources on safety and prevention to be valuable information.  There's sections for parents students, including warning signs that someone has been assaulted or abused.  

Whitney, E. (2015, April 22). Missoula County Prosecutor Kirsten Pabst's Statement on Jon Krakauer's Book. Montana Public Radio. Retrieved from http://mtpr.org/post/missoula-county-prosecutor-kirsten-pabsts-statement-jon-krakauers-book

This is a statement by Kirsten Pabst, the Missoula County prosecutor, from Jon Krakauer’s book Missoula that was released shortly after the release of the book.  Her statement argues the role of a prosecutor, acknowledges her department had problems in communication, and shares the action taken to improve the department and how it handles rape and sexual assault cases.

- At the end of chapter nine, Kirsten Pabst had made an online statement attacking Gwen Florio and the targets that are the focus of Krakauer's book.  This particular statement, given shortly after the release of the book, interested me because of how she responds to Missoula.  I found the list of changes to her department to be really interesting and wonder how effective these changes have been within the department.

Florio, G. (2015, April 20). Gwen Florio: Krakauer's Book Accurate . Montana Public Radio. (E. Whitney, Interviewer) Retrieved from http://mtpr.org/post/gwen-florio-krakauers-book-accurate

 This online interview is with Gwen Florio, shortly before the release of Krakauer's book.  She discusses the accuracy of the book (she attended parts of the trail), how he used transcripts that were on the record, and use of the college disciplinary hearing.  In addition, she discusses the controversy surrounding certain parts of the book.

- This interview proved to be interesting--a first person account of someone that was involved with the cases in the book.  Although it was a short interview, it certainly gave a different perspective to what is written in the book.