ABSTRACT

This article analyses the content of 483 reports of sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and various forms of sexual harassment, made to a digital reporting tool (DRT) developed by a rape crisis centre in Melbourne, Australia. These written digital reports were made in a confidential and informal capacity, with all de-identified reports distributed to relevant policing jurisdictions to support intelligence gathering. Based on an analysis of the de-identified reports, this article suggests the DRT functioned as an important gateway in connecting survivors with appropriate therapeutic support when disclosing sexual violence and had a demonstrable capacity to provide the police with information for intelligence gathering. There was also scope for survivors to make formal reports should they wish to do so. However, further research with police, sexual violence support services and survivors is needed to develop a full understanding of the potential of informal sexual violence reporting options.

摘要

本文分析了 483 份性暴力报告的内容，包括强奸、性侵犯、儿童性虐待和各种形式的性骚扰，这些报告由澳大利亚墨尔本的强奸危机中心开发的数字报告工具（DRT）制作。这些书面数字报告是以保密和非正式的身份制作的，所有去识别化的报告都分发给相关的警务管辖区，以支持情报收集。基于对去识别化报告的分析，本文认为 DRT 在披露性暴力时充当了将幸存者与适当的治疗支持联系起来的重要门户，并且具有向警方提供情报收集信息的明显能力。如果幸存者愿意，他们也可以提交正式报告。然而，