In several states, bills have been introduced that require universities to report sexual assaults to law enforcement. Opponents argue that such policies can compel survivors to disclose against their will, stripping survivors of autonomy and harming campus communities. We used a mixed method approach to examine people’s support for reporting policies that do and do not consider survivor consent: compelled police disclosure (requires a report regardless of victim consent) and consented police disclosure (requires a report if the victim consents). We examined individual characteristics and attitudes associated with support for these approaches (i.e., had experienced sexual assault, trust in police). Participants (1,045 adults in the United States) were randomly assigned to read one of three policy statements, and we collected quantitative and qualitative survey data. Participants were less supportive of compelled police disclosure than consented police disclosure. People who supported compelled disclosure frequently focused on the crime and potential social benefits, were more likely to be non-victims, and held greater trust in the police. People who supported consented disclosure focused on the victim’s needs, were more likely to be survivors, and held less trust in the police. Survivor consent should be considered in the discussion of university-to-police reporting policies for sexual assault.

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检查对性侵犯的大学对警察报告政策的支持：幸存者同意的作用

在几个州，已经提出了要求大学向执法部门报告性侵犯的法案。反对者认为，此类政策可能会迫使幸存者违背自己的意愿进行披露，剥夺幸存者的自主权并损害校园社区。我们使用混合方法来检查人们对是否考虑幸存者同意的报告政策的支持：强制警方披露（无论受害者是否同意都需要报告）和同意警方披露（如果受害者同意，需要报告）。我们检查了与支持这些方法相关的个人特征和态度（即，经历过性侵犯、信任警察）。参与者（美国 1,045 名成年人）被随机分配阅读三项政策声明中的一项，我们收集了定量和定性调查数据。与同意警方披露相比，参与者不太支持强制警察披露。支持强制披露的人经常关注犯罪和潜在的社会利益，更有可能成为非受害者，并且对警察有更大的信任。支持同意披露的人关注受害者的需求，更有可能成为幸存者，并且对警察的信任度较低。