The Rape Crisis Movement: Radical or Reformist?

The rape crisis movement was a radical feminist social issue that emerged in the early 1970s-feminist because the move-ment was conceived by women whose primary concerns focused on women's experiences, radical because it sought to dismantle the existing socialorder. Over the ensuing years, rape crisis services increasingly have become profession-alized and institutionalized. This article explores the impact of this evolution on the goals and dynamics of rape crisis programs. According to most social movement theorists, the development of a socia