RT Article
T1 Who Can You Trust? The Impact of Procedural Justice, Trust, and Police Officer Sex on Women's Sexual Assault Victimization Reporting Likelihood
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 5
SP 860
OP 881
A1 Stanek, Kayleigh A.
A2 Fox, Kathleen A.
A2 Telep, Cody W.
A2 Trinkner, Rick
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1837991022
AB Sexual assaults are underreported to the police, even though this crime affects one in four college women. Using a vignette design, this study fills a gap in the literature by examining the influence of prior police perceptions, procedurally unjust treatment, and the sex of the responding officer on college women's likelihood to report sexual assault. Results indicate positive prior police perceptions significantly increase students’ perceived likelihood to report sexual victimization. Even when controlling for prior perceptions, procedurally unfair treatment significantly decreases the likelihood of future victimization reporting. Responding officer sex does not affect students’ decision to report.
K1 Gender
K1 Police
K1 Procedural Justice
K1 Victimization
K1 Sexual Assault
DO 10.1177/10778012221097139