Sexual Assault Victim Participation in Police Investigations and Prosecution
| Autor: | LaDonna Long, Megan Alderden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male Health (social science) education Police reporting Police department Poison control Criminology Computer security computer.software_genre Pathology and Forensic Medicine Midwestern United States Young Adult Law Enforcement Humans Narrative Cooperative Behavior health care economics and organizations Crime Victims 0505 law Sexual assault Sexual assault victim 05 social sciences Sex Offenses social sciences General Medicine Professional-Patient Relations Middle Aged humanities Police 050501 criminology Female Psychology Law computer Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Violence and victims. 31(5) |
| ISSN: | 0886-6708 |
| Popis: | This research seeks to examine why victim participation rates in police investigations and prosecution decline following reporting of sexual assault to police. It was hypothesized that several factors would impact victim participation, including whether the incident reflected stereotypical sexual assault scenarios, if the victim used alcohol or illicit drugs prior to the incident, and if the hospital staff initially reported the incident. The study coded victim participation following initial police reporting from police case investigation narratives. Based on the 544 cases of sexual assault reported to a Midwestern police department, it was found that victims were indeed more likely to continue participating after initial reports to police if their assaults reflected stereotypical sexual assault scenarios. Future research should include discussions with victims about their participation in the criminal justice system following initial reporting to further clarify the findings noted here. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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