RT Article
T1 Making the Call: College Students’ Legal Consciousness and Hypothetical Activation of Police for Sexual Assaults
JF Violence against women
VO 27
IS 12/13
SP 2399
OP 2423
A1 Oberweis, Trish
A1 Henry, Dayna
A1 Griner, Stacey
A1 Gorislavsky, Ekaterina
A2 Henry, Dayna
A2 Griner, Stacey
A2 Gorislavsky, Ekaterina
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768385521
AB Research has identified the necessity of sexual assault victims to label their experience as criminal to initiate reporting. However, barriers exist in labeling uninvited sexual contact as criminal. This study examined college students’ assessments of whether eight nonconsensual behaviors met the legal definition of sexual assault, and whether such behaviors should be reported to police. Results indicated students acknowledged the nonconsensual behaviors as criminal; however, gaps were identified between awareness that the acts were criminal and willingness to report to police. Findings demonstrate a need for continued efforts for sexual assault prevention among college students.
K1 Rape
K1 sexual assault reporting
K1 Legal consciousness
K1 campus sexual assault
K1 Sexual Violence
DO 10.1177/10778012211021121