Reporting Sexual Assault: A Social Ecology Perspective (Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship) [Hardcover]

Kim S. Ménard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1593321260 | ISBN-13: 978-1593321260 | Publication Date: October 2005

Ménard examines the effects of individual and contextual factors on victims' decision to contact the police. She investigated social norms regarding the reporting of criminal events and examined the combined effects of individual and county factors on sexual assault victims' decision to contact the police. At the individual level, the odds of the victim contacting the police were greater when the assault was severe or was committed by a stranger. However, even severe assaults by known offenders were unlikely to be reported. At the county level, indicators traditionally associated with crime reduced the odds of victims contacting the police. In addition, increased gender equality and victim services decreased the odds of rural as compared to urban victims reporting to the police.

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About the Author

Kim S. Ménard is a lecturer in the Crime, Law, and Justice Program, in the Department of Sociology, at the Pennsylvania State University. Her primary research focus is criminal victimizations, especially as it relates to victims' decision to report to the police. Her secondary research area is sexual aggression involving by both adults and children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593321260
• ISBN-13: 978-1593321260
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,898,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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