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One hundred-and-eight cases in the study involved a civil suit against the perpetrator. In 93 of these cases, the CFE was able
to provide information about the outcome of the lawsuit. As with criminal referrals, the perpetrators did not have a very
good record of success in civil actions. In cases that went to jury verdict, judgment was rendered in favor of the victim 53
times, while there were no cases in which a civil judgment was rendered in favor of the perpetrator. Approximately one-third

of the cases settled.

R E S U L T S O F C I V I L C A S E S
RESPONSE CASES

Judgment for Victim 57.0

Settled 32.3

Other 10.8

Judgment for Perp 0.0

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
PERCENT OF CASES (%)

Respondents were asked whether they thought the punishment (criminal, civil, or other) received by the perpetrator in their
case was sufficient. The majority did not believe that the punishment was severe enough.

S U F F I C I E N T P U N I S H M E N T ?

PUNISHMENT WAS/
PERCENT OF CASES

Not Severe Enough (56.4%) 319

Adequate (42.9%) 243

Too Severe (0.7%) 4

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
NUMBER OF CASES

P A G E 2 4