ABSTRACT

Sexual assault case attrition research has been consistent in documenting that sexual assault complaints fall out of the system at disturbing rates. In this article, we describe a pathway to attrition where managerial concerns incentivize case processing outcomes that remove cases early in the system and scaffolds a decision-making context where rape myth adherence provides sustained rationalizations for closing cases. Using data on sexual assault incidents reported to the police, we present a quantitative analysis that investigates such a pathway to attrition that considers how police and prosecutors work together at the pre-arrest stage and the extent to which this practice facilitates the use of exceptional clearance police classification to close sexual assault investigations.

摘要

性侵犯案件减员研究一直在记录性侵犯投诉以令人不安的速度从系统中消失。在本文中，我们描述了一种减员途径，其中管理关注激励案件处理结果，在系统早期删除案件，并为决策背景提供支架，其中强奸神话的坚持为结案提供了持续的合理化。使用向警方报告的性侵犯事件数据，我们提出了一项定量分析，调查这种减员途径，考虑警察和检察官在逮捕前阶段如何合作以及这种做法在多大程度上促进了特殊许可的使用警方分类以结束性侵犯调查。