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I had the impression that there are actually two separate assessments this episode:
1. an immediate assessment based on readers from scanners/dominators. This reading is used to determine the level of force the police can use.
2. an in depth assessment from the Sibyl system that determines how effective therapy on the latent criminal would be and thus his final punishment.
Recall what Ginoza told Akane while they were in the tent: They don't need to wait for the Sibyl's judgment. They can just go in. Soon after, the paddy wagon arrived with dominators. Recall how the dominator was able to produce an immediate reading from a drunk in the street, and recall how quickly it found the woman to be a valid target for lethal force. The great difference between how long it took for a Sibyl judgment to arrive for the rapist and for the woman suggests two different systems of analysis.
One could argue that the assessment for the woman was faster because she had a dominator pointed at her. However, this is inconsistent with Ginoza's suggestion that they could wait for the Sibyl judgment--without finding the rapist.
As for being allowed to kill without a final judgment, this is perfectly consistent with real world police practice: The police are allowed to use lethal force without a verdict, an indictment, or even an arrest warrant under the correct emergency circumstances.
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