Is Reporting of Rape on the Rise? A Comparison of Women with Reported versus Unreported Rape Experiences in the National Women's Study-Replication

Autor/inn/en	Wolitzky-Taylor, Kate B.; Resnick, Heidi S.; McCauley, Jenna L.; Amstadter, Ananda B.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J.
Titel	Is Reporting of Rape on the Rise? A Comparison of Women with Reported versus Unreported Rape Experiences in the National Women's Study-Replication
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26 (2011) 4, S.807-832 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260510365869
Schlagwörter	Rape; Females; Incidence; Public Health; Law Enforcement; Public Policy; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Victims of Crime; Barriers; Interviews; Predictor Variables; Drug Abuse; Drinking; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Marital Status; Income; Injuries; Minority Groups; Whites; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Vorkommen; Gesundheitswesen; Gesetzesvollzug; Öffentliche Ordnung; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Prädiktor; Trinken; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familienstand; Einkommen; Ethnische Minderheit; White; Weißer; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit
Abstract	Rape affects one in seven women nationwide. Historically, most rape victims do not report rape to law enforcement. Research is needed to identify barriers to reporting and correlates of reporting to guide policy recommendations that address such barriers. We investigated the prevalence of reporting rape among a national sample of women (N = 3,001) interviewed in 2006. The study also examined predictors of reporting as well as barriers to reporting, concerns about reporting, and women's experiences with the reporting process. Results demonstrated that the overall prevalence of reporting (15.8%) has not significantly increased since the 1990s. Differences were found between rape types, with rapes involving drug or alcohol incapacitation or facilitation being less likely to be reported than forcible rapes. Several predictors of reporting emerged in multivariable analyses. Implications for public health and public policy are discussed. (Contains 2 notes, 4 tables, and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10