RT Article
T1 A Qualitative Analysis of Victims’ Perceptions of Procedural Justice for Sexual Victimization
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 14
SP 3632
OP 3656
A1 Acquaviva, Brittany L.
A1 Gullion, Christi
A2 Gullion, Christi
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1938251237
AB Sexual violence is a prevalent crime that is heavily underreported. Police behaviors when responding to such crimes can influence decisions to report. Furthermore, there is a dearth of knowledge on the relationship between procedural justice tenets (e.g., dignity/respect, trustworthiness, fairness/neutrality, and having a voice) and survivors of sexual violence decisions to report. The current study uses 55 semistructured interviews with survivors of sexual violence across the United States to explore procedural justice tenets on individuals’ decisions to report their victimization (or not). Findings underscore the importance for police to interact with survivors with tenets of dignity/respect. Practical implications are further discussed.
K1 Perceptions
K1 Procedural Justice
K1 Reporting
K1 survivor
K1 Sexual Assault
DO 10.1177/10778012241283493