Police Decisions in a Rape Scenario: The Effect of Trauma Response, Forensic Evidence, Stranger–Perpetrators, and Rape Mythology

This study examined the direct effect of “classic rape” characteristics, and how they were moderated by rape myth endorsement, on the likelihood of arrest, perceived district attorney charge acceptance, and perceived suspect conviction using a formal rape disclosure among a sample of 468 police part...

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Vydáno v:Violence against women Ročník 29; číslo 15-16; s. 3024 - 3049
Hlavní autoři: Franklin, Cortney A., Bouffard, Leana A., Goodson, Amanda, Garza, Alondra D.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2023
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Témata:
Agency law
Between-subjects design
Disclosure
Evidence
Forensic evidence
Law enforcement
Municipal law
Mythology
Perpetrators
Physical examinations
Police
Rape
Stereotypes
Trauma
Variables
forensic medical exam
stranger–perpetrator
police case processing
sexual assault
trauma response
ISSN:1077-8012, 1552-8448, 1552-8448
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Shrnutí:This study examined the direct effect of “classic rape” characteristics, and how they were moderated by rape myth endorsement, on the likelihood of arrest, perceived district attorney charge acceptance, and perceived suspect conviction using a formal rape disclosure among a sample of 468 police participants from a sizeable municipal law enforcement agency in one of the fifth largest and most diverse U.S. cities. A randomly assigned, between-subjects factorial vignette design was employed. Manipulations included stereotypical trauma response, forensic medical exam, and perpetrator type. Path modeling revealed statistically significant relations between stereotypical trauma response, forensic medical exam, perpetrator type, and the three outcome variables. Rape myth endorsement moderated the effect of manipulations on the dependent variables. Implications for research and policy are discussed.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
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DOI:10.1177/10778012231197556