Blame Toward Male Rape Victims in a Hypothetical Sexual Assault as a Function of Victim Sexuality and Degree of Resistance

Alcohol is the most common “rape drug,” with up to two-thirds of victims consuming alcohol prior to the assault. Surprisingly, little research has examined the assault and postassault experiences of victims who were impaired or incapacitated as a result of substance use, including alcohol, during a rape. Thus, the current study evaluated the assault and postassault experiences of a sample of 340 nonimpaired, impaired, and incapacitated college rape victims. Results supported that these three groups differed in several assault characteristics, including threats by the assailant, resistance by the victim, and relationship with the assailant. In addition, impairment and incapacitation were associated with several postassault factors, including self-blame, stigma, and problematic alcohol use. Results also highlighted similarities in victims’ experiences, including levels of postassault distress. Implications of the findings for future research investigating impaired and incapacitated sexual assault victims are discussed.

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Controversies Surrounding the Rape Kit Exam in the 1980s: Issues and Alternatives

Crime & Delinquency ◽

10.1177/0011128785031002005 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 223-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Patricia Yancey Martin ◽

Diana DiNitto ◽

Sharon Maxwell ◽

Diane Blum Norton

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Emergency Departments ◽

Medical Examination ◽

Rape Victims ◽

Hospital Emergency ◽

Record Keeping ◽

Evidence Collection ◽

Hospital Emergency Departments ◽

Trained Nurse

Based on a study of 130 organizations in Florida that deal with survivors of sexual assault, controversies that surround the “rape kit exam”—medical examination for purposes of evidence collection—are identified and discussed. After an overview of the rape kit examination and typical sites and personnel for performing it, the article focuses on issues relative to the exam including the following: (1) evidence that should be collected and why; (2) hospitals as friends or foes; and (3) who can and/or should perform the exam and why. The article concludes with recommendations for improving services to survivors of sexual assault relative to the rape kit exam. Among these are suggestions for standardizing the rape kit and protocol across legal jurisdictions, ceasing routine plucking of victims' public hairs, removal of the site for the exams from hospital emergency departments or creation of separate sections of the department for the sole use of rape victims, simplification and reduction of hospital admitting and record-keeping procedures, centralization of the exam for given geographic areas, specialization of staff who perform the exam, and utilization of trained nurse examiners in place of physicians for conducting the exam.

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The invisible, the alien and the marginal: Social and cultural constructions of male rape in voluntary agencies

International Review of Victimology ◽

10.1177/0269758017745614 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 107-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aliraza Javaid

Keyword(s):

Social Interactions ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Social Structures ◽

Rape Victims ◽

Male Rape ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Voluntary Agency ◽

English Society ◽

Cultural Constructions ◽

Voluntary Agencies

Drawing on a Foucauldian approach and on interview data including male rape counsellors, therapists and voluntary agency caseworkers ( N=70), the author attempts to make sense of the different ways in which male rape is constructed in order to better understand how it is considered and responded to in current English society. The qualitative data herein, which were collected through semi-structured interviews and qualitative questionnaires, are theoretically and conceptually informed. The author argues that male rape is socially and culturally constructed in voluntary agencies in England and shaped by discourse, power and knowledge. For example, discourse on male rape is constructed and reconstructed through social and power relations, and through social interactions between voluntary agency practitioners and male rape victims, accompanied by the attendant social structures and social practices. The implication of these arguments is that the voluntary agency practitioners think about and respond to male rape victims in an inconsistent, unpredictable and variable way, meaning that the practitioners are reliant on different discourses and cultural myths about male rape when providing support and services for male rape victims.

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Viol Des Mineurs De 10 A 15 Ans Recus Au Chu-So De Lome

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2018.v14n23p73 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (23) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

Akila Bassowa ◽

Ayoko A. Ketevi ◽

Kodjo Fiagnon ◽

Dédé Ajavon ◽

Baguilane Douaguibe ◽

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Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Sexual Intercourse ◽

Sexual Assaults ◽

Rape Victims ◽

Psychological Care ◽

Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽

Adequate Care ◽

Β Hcg ◽

Developing Society

Minors of both sexs ages 10 to 15 are most at risk of sexual assault Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexual assault by rape among children aged 10 to 15 years and describe their management at the gynecology and obstetrics clinic of the CHU SO .Patients and methods: 134 files of rape victims were collected from September 1, 2010 to March 31, 2017 at the gynecology and obstetrics clinic of the CHU SO Results: Rape of minors aged 10 to 15 accounted for 26.6% of sexual assaults. There were 91% of girls. Most of our patients (54.5%) were raped between 7pm and 6am. Sixty eight (68) patients (40.3%) were referred for consultation between the 2nd day and the 8th day after the rape. Fifty-five point two percent of the victims had never had sexual intercourse before the rape. The perpetrator was known to the victim in 92.5% of cases. The tear of the hymen was old in 79.5% of the victims. HIV serology was positive in 1.6%. The rate of β HCG was positive in a 15-year-old patient. All our patients had psychological care. Conclusion: The rape of minors of both sexes is a reality in our developing society. The taboo of the sex must be raised for the fast denunciation of the rape and of an adequate care.

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Military Sexual Assault Prevention and Male Rape Myth Acceptance

Military Behavioral Health ◽

10.1080/21635781.2015.1038404 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 207-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Judith E. Rosenstein

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Rape Myth Acceptance ◽

Rape Myth ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Male Rape ◽

Military Sexual Assault ◽

Assault Prevention ◽

Myth Acceptance

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Women, violent crime and criminal justice in Georgian Wales

Continuity and Change ◽

10.1017/s0268416013000246 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 245-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

KATHERINE D. WATSON

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Criminal Justice System ◽

Violent Crime ◽

Comparative Studies ◽

Justice System ◽

Rape Victims ◽

Quantitative Evidence ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Law

This article examines encounters of women with the criminal justice system in Wales during the century before the Courts of Great Sessions were abolished in 1830. Drawing on evidence from cases of sexual assault and homicide, it argues that women who killed were rarely convicted or punished harshly. A gendered discretion of sorts also acted against rape victims, as trials never resulted in conviction. Using violence as a lens, the paper reveals a distinctively Welsh approach to criminal justice, and offers quantitative evidence on which further comparative studies of the history of law and crime in England and Wales may be based.

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Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Rape Myth Acceptance: Preliminary Findings From a Sample of Primarily LGBQ-Identified Survey Respondents

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-15-00017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 159-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Corina Schulze ◽

Sarah Koon-Magnin

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Sexual Assault ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Rape Myth Acceptance ◽

Rape Myth ◽

Male Rape ◽

Acceptance Scale ◽

Physical Resistance ◽

The Relationship ◽

Myth Acceptance

This study is among the first to examine the relationship between sexual orientation and rape myth adherence using a nationwide survey of primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) respondents (n = 184). The more established Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale and a modified Male Rape Survey serve as the primary instruments to test both rape myth adherence and instrument-appropriateness. Results suggest that respondents were most likely to support myths that discredit sexual assault allegations or excuse rape as a biological imperative and least likely to support myths related to physical resistance. Consistent with previous work, men exhibited higher levels of rape myth adherence than women. Regarding sexual orientation, respondents who identified as queer consistently exhibited lower levels of rape myth adherence than respondents who identified as gay.

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