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...Bunyard has so far been charged with only two counts of murder, two counts of assault on police officers and two counts of kidnaping. But a collection of knives found in his Nob Hill apartment, plus a positive identification by one of the area's Oriental rape victims, has led police to believe that they have finally found the Nob Hill rapist...
...part of their prevention efforts, some squads have adopted near-vigilante tactics. In East Lansing, Mich., members of the rape crisis center are said to have scrawled "rapist" on a suspect's car, spray-painted the word in red across a front porch, and made late-night warning telephone calls. In Los Angeles, the squad has adopted a counter-harassing strategy: when a woman called to complain that a neighbor followed her whenever she went out, squad members followed the follower for three days. That was enough to make him change his ways...
...Other rape squads use more conventional preventive measures. The Women's Coalition for Rape Prevention in Madison, Wis., has set up a "women's transit authority" to provide, for a 250 donation, late-night transportation for lone women. Most groups run educational campaigns advising women about ways of discouraging attack. The Los Angeles squad, noting that karate takes years to master, advocates screaming as a possible alternative. Sandy Pinches of the East Lansing center wholeheartedly advocates force: "A karate chop to the Adam's apple can kill a guy. Or you can stomp down with your heels...
Message. Many squads are hostile to the police and avoid them entirely; others try to make policemen understand how women feel about rape. Explains a Washington center spokeswoman: "We want the police sex squad to appoint more women officers so that a woman is always available in rape cases." That message is apparently getting across. The District's 27-member squad now includes five women and will soon have...
...other police departments have also taken some remedial measures of their own. The Atlanta police department recently named Joyce Miller as its first woman officer to the homicide division; her first responsibility is to handle rape cases. But the greatest progress has been made in New York City. There, the police department has established a special rape squad within the detective bureau. Headed by Lieut. Julia Tucker, the squad is staffed with seven other women, and is responsible for providing emotional support for rape victims. It is also charged with educating the male policemen who still do much...