RT Article
T1 The nature and extent of sexual assault in the sky: Shining a light on a ‘black box’
JF International review of victimology
VO 29
IS 1
SP 128
OP 145
A1 Mancini, Christina
A2 Budd, Kristen M.
A2 Brown, Bailey M
A2 Hausserman, Sami
A2 Smith, Sydney
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1830284258
AB Strikingly, federal data sources tracking the nature and extent of sexual assaults that occur aboard airlines are incomplete and typically not released to the public. In order to better understand this relatively hidden social phenomenon, we conducted a content analysis of media reports published over approximately a 20-year period (2000–2020). Within these media reports, we analyzed the incident characteristics of in-flight sexual assaults, reporting behaviors of victims, airline responses to victimization, and criminal justice processes such as adjudication. Findings reveal certain patterns in the coverage concerning victim and perpetrator characteristics, offense characteristics, flight information, and post-offense outcomes. In synthesizing study results, we apply tenets of routine activities theory (RAT) and the #MeToo perspective. We outline implications for future study and policy.
K1 Travel
K1 Media
K1 Content Analysis
K1 #MeToo
K1 Sex crime
DO 10.1177/02697580221079996