RT Article
T1 Rape and Gender Conflict in a Patriarchal State
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 60
IS 7
SP 1110
OP 1128
A1 Johnson, Richard Ronald 1937-
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1698744285
AB The handling of rape by the criminal justice system may be intimately intertwined with the gender inequality found in patriarchal communities. The present study examined the empirical relationship between female sociopolitical power and the rape rates and rape case clearance rates of 105 counties in an agrarian state with a reputation for patriarchal culture. The results suggested that, after controlling for contextual variables, counties with higher levels of female sociopolitical power also experienced higher rates of rape, and lower proportions of rape cases cleared by an arrest. The findings suggested that women in patriarchal communities experience a backlash effect as they achieve progress toward gender equality.
K1 Rape
K1 Sexual assault
K1 Feminism
K1 Gender
K1 Police
K1 Rural
K1 Kansas
K1 Group conflict
DO 10.1177/0011128713480656