Rape Crimes: Are Victims’ Acute Psychological Distress and Perceived Social Support Associated With Police Case Decision and Victim Willingness to Participate in the Investigation?
| Autor: | Louise Hjort Nielsen, Nina Beck Hansen, Maj Hansen, Ask Elklit, Rikke Holm Bramsen, Rebecca Campbell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Sociology and Political Science education Gender Studies Social support Criminal Law medicine Humans Psychiatry Crime Victims health care economics and organizations 0505 law Sexual assault 05 social sciences Social Support Psychological distress social sciences Middle Aged humanities Rape behavior and behavior mechanisms 050501 criminology Police investigation Female Perception Psychology Law Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Beck Hansen, N, Hansen, M, Nielsen, L H, Bramsen, R H, Elklit, A & Campbell, R 2018, ' Rape crimes : Are victims’ acute psychological distress and perceived social support associated with police case decision and victim willingness to participate in the investigation? ', Violence Against Women, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 684-696 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801217710002 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8448 1077-8012 |
| Popis: | This study examined level of acute psychological distress and perceived social support in 64 victims of rape and the association with police case decisions and victims’ willingness to participate in the investigation. The results of independent-sample t tests revealed that victims’ unwillingness to participate in the investigation was significantly associated with a higher level of psychological distress in the acute phase following the assault. The results suggest that victims of rape who disengage with the police investigation may do so because of a high level of acute psychological distress. Clinical implications are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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