ABSTRACT

This study explored the relevance of rape myths in police officers’ decisions to press charges in sexual assault cases, using a random selection of 300 sexual assault cases reported to and cleared by police. Using logistic regression, we examined the impact of variables associated with erroneous notions of ‘real rape’ and ‘real rape victims’ On police decisions to press charges. The results showed that several variables associated with stereotypic representations of rape predicted police processing of sexual assault cases, suggesting that rape myths may play a role in police charging practices.

中文翻译：

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收费还是不收费？加拿大性侵犯案件中的警方决定和强奸神话的相关性

摘要

本研究使用随机选择的 300 起向警方报告并由警方清除的性侵犯案件，探讨了在警察决定对性侵犯案件提出指控时强奸神话的相关性。使用逻辑回归，我们检查了与“真正的强奸”和“真正的强奸受害者”的错误概念相关的变量对警方决定提出指控的影响。结果表明，与强奸的刻板印象相关的几个变量预测了警方对性侵犯案件的处理，这表明强奸神话可能在警方的指控实践中发挥作用。