Jane Doe Discussion Questions

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Online Discussion 1
1. What did you think of the portrayal of how Jane Doe was treated immediately after she was raped?
a. In the movie, The Many Trials of One Jane Doe, I felt that Doe was treated in a rude and disrespectful manner. I described it as rude and disrespectful because the officers did not take the incident she had just gone through into consideration. The officers were described by Doe later in the film as “excited,” making it seem as though they were eager to get the information. This excitement can be seen in the film as the officers ask questions one after the other. Doe was not dealt with in a compassionate and understanding manner, I feel as though she was treated more as a piece of evidence instead of a victim. The officers failed to even allow Doe to use the restroom without thinking about the evidence. Although this question asks about her treatment directly after the incident, I feel as though there were many times the officers treated Doe in a very unprofessional manner.
2. Victim Support services were not shown in the film; how might victim services/assistance have helped or harmed Jane Doe?
a. I had a friend who working in victim services and after
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I think there are many elements that could have gone into preventing the rape. I think that the biggest thing to take into consideration is awareness. If the officers knew the MO of the individual, I do not think that it was ethical to keep that information from the target victims and allow another rape to happen. Being aware of what is happening in the community is a way of protection. Keeping information from the residents of the area only led to more people becoming a victim to the balcony rapist. The officers should have disclosed what was going on in the area in order to decrease the chance of this happening. In the lead officers testimony he was asked if one potential rape was prevented due to warning, and he replied with yes. Therefore knowledge could have prevented the