Sexual Assault: Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Not Being Believed by the Police

Rates of sexual victimization among Indigenous women are 3 times higher when compared with non-Indigenous women. The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to explore the experiences and recommendations of Indigenous women who reported sexual assault to the police and were not believed. This qu...

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Autores principales: Murphy-Oikonen, Jodie (Autor) ; Chambers, Anne Lorene 1965- (Autor) ; McQueen, Karen (Autor) ; Hiebert, Alexa (Autor) ; Miller, Ainsley (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
En: Violence against women
Año: 2022, Volumen: 28, Número: 5, Páginas: 1237-1258
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
Police Response
Indigenous
sexual assault
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Sumario:Rates of sexual victimization among Indigenous women are 3 times higher when compared with non-Indigenous women. The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to explore the experiences and recommendations of Indigenous women who reported sexual assault to the police and were not believed. This qualitative study of the experiences of 11 Indigenous women reflects four themes. The women experienced (a) victimization across the lifespan, (b) violent sexual assault, (c) dismissal by police, and (d) survival and resilience. These women were determined to voice their experience and make recommendations for change in the way police respond to sexual assault.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211013903