‘A lot of the time it’s dealing with victims who don’t want to know, it’s all made up, or they’ve got mental health’: Rape myths in a large English police force

Despite an increase in the reporting of rape, convictions in England and Wales have fallen significantly in recent years. Previous research has found high rape myth acceptance among police officers. Given that the police act as gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, subscribing to rape myths ma...

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Authors: Gekoski, Anna 1974- (Author) ; Massey, Kristina (Author) ; Allen, Katherine (Author) ; Ferreira, Joana (Author) ; Dalton, Charlotte T (Author) ; Horvath, Miranda (Author) ; Davies, Kari (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-24
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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