The Association between the Percentage of Female Law Enforcement Officers and Rape Report, Clearance, and Arrest Rates: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of California

Rape is an underreported violent crime that frequently remains uncleared (open) in the legal system. Rape disproportionately affects women, with 91% of rape victim-survivors estimated to be female. However, law enforcement agencies, the entry point into the criminal justice system, are predominantly...

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Authors: Kaplan, Zoe (Author) ; Caetano, Raul (Author) ; Vaeth, Patrice (Author) ; Gruenewald, Paul (Author) ; Ponicki, William (Author) ; Annechino, Rachelle (Author) ; Laqueur, Hannah S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2024, Volume: 39, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 157-183
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Keywords:
female law enforcement officer
spatial epidemiology
Crime reporting
Sexual Violence
Rape