"Real Rape" and "Real Victims:" Revisiting Police Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Case Processing

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dc.contributor.advisorFranklin, Cortney A
dc.contributor.advisorIngram, Jason R
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZhang, Yan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBouffard, Leana A
dc.creatorGarza, Alondra Denise
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-2197-5662
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T19:18:36Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T19:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-01T05:00:00.000Z
dc.date.updated2022-06-28T19:18:37Z
dc.description.abstractPolice discretionary decision-making in sexual assault case processing has received considerable empirical attention for several decades. This has been, in part, the result of substantial case attrition, where many sexual assault cases will not proceed through the criminal legal system after a victim reports. Limited studies have focused on earlier police decisions that precede arrest as a potential pathway for case attrition. The current study used 465 sexual assault cases reported to a large, urban police department, located in one of the fifth largest and most diverse U.S. cities to examine the role of victim race and ethnicity, along with victim, suspect, and case factors that represent the “real rape” stereotype on police officers’ decision to: 1) assign a sexual assault case to an investigator and 2) the time to investigator assignment. Theoretical and research considerations, policy implications, and directions for future research are discussed.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/3438
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectSociology, Criminology and Penology
dc.subjectSociology, Criminology and Penology
dc.title"Real Rape" and "Real Victims:" Revisiting Police Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Case Processing
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Criminal Justice
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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