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“Police Wouldn’t Give You No Help” Female Offenders on Reporting Sexual Assault to Police
Violence Against Women (2016)
  • Kristin Carbone-Lopez, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Lee Ann Slocum, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Candace Kruttschnitt, University of Toronto
Abstract
Sexual assault remains one of the most underreported violent crimes. When victims report, they often are dissatisfied with the police response. The factors influencing one’s decision to invoke the law have been widely examined. However, less research examines (a) how the victim’s criminality affects this decision and (b) women offenders’ characterization of their reporting decisions. We use mixed methods to explore the factors related to an offender’s decision to report sexual victimization to police and consider their descriptions of police response when they do report the crime. Our findings provide insight into the gendered relations between offenders and police.
Publication Date
January 3, 2016
DOI
10.1177/1077801215602345
Citation Information
Kristin Carbone-Lopez, Lee Ann Slocum and Candace Kruttschnitt. "“Police Wouldn’t Give You No Help” Female Offenders on Reporting Sexual Assault to Police" Violence Against Women Vol. 22 Iss. 3 (2016) p. 366 - 396
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lee-slocum/4/