Most sexual assault victims make the conscious decision to not report to the police. Concerns about the police appear to be prominent in victims' decision-making, but we do not know specifically what these concerns entail, and therefore cannot address them. A qualitative inquiry is needed to understand perceptions of the police in reporting decisions, from the voices of victims themselves. Participants (N = 175) responded to an open-ended survey question about their decision to not report to the police following sexual victimization. Analyses revealed that police perceptions shaped the decision to not report for 36% (n = 63) of participants. Nonreporting decisions related to the police fell into two themes: concerns of police treatment and previous/vicarious negative experiences with the police. We include recommendations for police and a call for alternative reporting options.

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“我担心我不会被相信”：性侵犯受害者在不报告决定中对警察的看法。

大多数性侵犯受害者都会有意识地决定不向警方报案。对警察的担忧似乎在受害者的决策中很突出，但我们不知道这些担忧具体意味着什么，因此无法解决它们。需要进行定性调查，以从受害者自己的声音中了解警方在报告决定中的看法。参与者（N = 175）回答了一个开放式调查问题，该问题是关于他们在性受害后不向警方报告的决定。分析显示，警方的看法决定了 36%（n = 63）的参与者不报告。与警察有关的不报告决定分为两个主题：对警察待遇的担忧和以前/替代的警察负面经历。