The influence of victim intoxication and victim attire on police responses to sexual assault

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Goodman-Delahunty ◽  
Kelly Graham
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Police Responses ◽  
Victim Intoxication

Perceptions of Rape: The Influence of Closeness of Relationship, Intoxication and Sex of Participant

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina S. Hammock ◽  
Deborah R. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Acquaintance Rape ◽  
Attributions Of Responsibility ◽  
Victim Intoxication ◽  
The Impact

Intoxication of the assailant and/or victim is often mentioned in relation to acquaintance rape. The present study tests how independent observers use this information in their perceptions of acquaintance and stranger rape. One hundred and forty-nine females and 104 males read scenarios depicting a sexual assault and made attributions of responsibility for the rape and evaluated the actors. Victims’ intoxication consistently influenced perceptions of victim culpability as well as respondent evaluation of her. The impact of closeness of relationship was much more complex and less consistent than the effects of victim intoxication.

scholarly journals Reflecting the Times? Reexamining the Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Perceptions of Campus Sexual Assault

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110055
Author(s):  
Adrienne P. Henry ◽  
Anthony D. Perillo ◽  
Cristina L. Reitz-Krueger ◽  
Jennifer T. Perillo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Civil Liability ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Campus Sexual Assault ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Victim Intoxication ◽  
The Times

We examined the effects of victim and perpetrator alcohol intoxication on perceptions of campus sexual assault. Participants ( N = 276) read a campus assault vignette; both perpetrator and victim intoxication levels were manipulated. Participants reported attitudes toward both parties and perceptions of responsibility, blame, and criminal and civil liability. Contrary to some past research, participants blamed victims less—and more strongly considered the incident rape or sexual assault—when victims were highly intoxicated. Perceptions were most punitive toward sober perpetrators with highly intoxicated victims. Results suggest possible shifts in perceptions of consent, further discussed in the context of historical and population factors.

scholarly journals Reflecting the Times? Reexamining the Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Perceptions of Campus Sexual Assault

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Henry ◽  
Anthony Perillo ◽  
Cristina Reitz-Krueger ◽  
Jennifer Torkildson Perillo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Civil Liability ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Campus Sexual Assault ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Victim Intoxication ◽  
The Times

We examined effects of victim and perpetrator alcohol intoxication on perceptions of campus sexual assault. Participants (N = 276) read a campus assault vignette; both perpetrator and victim intoxication levels were manipulated. Participants reported attitudes toward both parties and perceptions of responsibility, blame, and criminal and civil liability. Contrary to some past research, participants blamed victims less-- and more strongly considered the incident rape or sexual assault-- when victims were highly intoxicated. Perceptions were most punitive toward sober perpetrators with highly intoxicated victims. Results suggest possible shifts in perceptions of consent, further discussed in context of historical and population factors.

scholarly journals Victim Alcohol Intoxication During a Sexual Assault: Relations With Subsequent PTSD Symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 642-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E. Jaffe ◽  
Anne L. Steel ◽  
David DiLillo ◽  
Lesa Hoffman ◽  
Kim L. Gratz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Symptom Clusters ◽  
The Other ◽  
European American ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Dual Representation ◽  
Current Ptsd ◽  
Victim Intoxication

This study examines associations between women’s alcohol intoxication at the time of sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Drawing on the dual representation theory (Brewin, Gregory, Lipton, & Burgess, 2010), we hypothesized that intoxication at the time of assault would be positively associated with both overall symptoms of PTSD and PTSD reexperiencing symptoms in particular. A total of 143 community women (ages 18–26 years; 71.3% European American) reporting sexual victimization completed questionnaires assessing severity of coercion involved in the assault, perceived level of intoxication at the time of assault, and current PTSD symptoms. Overall, results suggested that greater alcohol intoxication (but not alcohol use alone) was associated with more severe PTSD symptoms when controlling for severity of coercion. Furthermore, higher levels of victim intoxication at the time of the assault were most predictive of reexperiencing symptoms relative to the other symptom clusters.

Trauma-Related Shame, Sexual Assault Severity, Thwarted Belongingness, and Perceived Burdensomeness Among Female Undergraduate Survivors of Sexual Assault

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. DeCou ◽  
Stephanie P. Kaplan ◽  
Julie Spencer ◽  
Shannon M. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract. Background and Aim: This study evaluated trauma-related shame as a mediator of the association between sexual assault severity and perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Method: A total of 164 female undergraduates who reported attempted or completed sexual assault completed self-report measures of sexual assault, trauma-related shame, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness. Results: Using path analysis, trauma-related shame mediated the association between sexual assault severity and perceived burdensomeness, and between sexual assault severity and thwarted belongingness. Limitations: The findings of this study are limited by the retrospective, self-report, and cross-sectional nature of these data, and do not allow for causal inference. Conclusion: Trauma-related shame warrants additional investigation as a mechanism that explains the association between sexual assault and psychosocial risk factors for suicidal ideation and behavior.

The Philadelphia Sexual Assault Victim Study

1980 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 912-913
Author(s):  
LORETTA M. ROPELLA ◽  
WENDY WHITING BLOME
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault
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