What's in a Label? The Impact of Media and Sexual Assault Characteristics on Survivor Rape Acknowledgment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie R. Newins ◽  
Laura C. Wilson ◽  
Rebekah Z. Kanefsky
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Rape Acknowledgment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Assault Characteristics

To Tell or Not to Tell: The Impact of Disclosure on Sexual Assault Survivors’ Recovery

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney E. Ahrens ◽  
Janna Stansell ◽  
Amy Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Rape Acknowledgment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Disclosure Patterns ◽  
Assault Survivors

There is a growing body of research examining the disclosure of sexual assault. But the focus on time to first disclosure does not capture the whole picture. Survivors also differ in how long they continue to disclose, to whom they disclose, and the types of reactions received during disclosure. To provide a more comprehensive view of disclosure, this study sought to identify patterns of disclosure among a sample of 103 female sexual assault survivors recruited from the community. This study also sought to identify characteristics of each disclosure pattern, differences in how each disclosure pattern tends to unfold (e.g., who is told and how they react), and differences in how these disclosure patterns are related to physical and mental health outcomes. Results revealed four distinct disclosure patterns: nondisclosers, slow starters, crisis disclosers, and ongoing disclosers. Assault characteristics and rape acknowledgment distinguished nondisclosers and slow starters from the other two disclosure groups. Slow starters were also less likely to disclose to police and medical personnel and received negative reactions less frequently while nondisclosers experienced more symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress than other groups. Implications of these findings for future research and practice are discussed.

Hope Under Assault: Understanding the Impact of Sexual Assault on Hope and Suicidal Risk in College

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Yu ◽  
Zunaira Jilani ◽  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Erin E. Fowler ◽  
Jiachen Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Suicidal Risk ◽  
The Impact

Mandatory Reporting and Adolescent Sexual Assault

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110302
Author(s):  
Caroline Bailey ◽  
Jessica Shaw ◽  
Abril Harris
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
The Impact

Adolescents experience alarmingly high rates of sexual violence, higher than any other age-group. This is concerning as sexual violence can have detrimental effects on teens’ personal and relational well-being, causing long-term consequences for the survivor. Still, adolescents are hesitant to report the assault or seek out services and resources. When an adolescent survivor does seek out services, they may interact with a provider who is a mandatory reporter. This scoping review sought to synthesize the current U.S.-based research on the role, challenges, and impact of mandatory reporting (MR) in the context of adolescent sexual assault. Database searches using key words related to MR, sexual assault, and adolescence identified 29 peer-reviewed articles. However, none of these articles reported on empirical investigations of the phenomenon of interest and instead consisted of case studies, commentaries, and position papers. The scoping review was expanded to provide a lay of the land of what we know about the intersection of adolescent sexual assault and MR. Results of the review indicate that though implemented broadly, MR policies vary between individuals, organizations, and states and have historically been challenging to implement due to this variation, conflicts with other laws, tension between these policies and providers’ values, and other factors. Based on the available literature, the impact of MR in the context of adolescent sexual assault is unknown. There is a critical need for research and evaluation on the implementation and impact of MR policies, especially in the context of adolescents and sexual violence.

Focal Concerns and Police Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802199128
Author(s):  
David S. Lapsey ◽  
Bradley A. Campbell ◽  
Bryant T. Plumlee
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Campbell Collaboration ◽  
Focal Concerns ◽  
Police Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

Sexual assault and case attrition at the arrest stage are serious problems in the United States. Focal concerns have increasingly been used to explain police decision making in sexual assault cases. Because of the popularity of the focal concerns perspective and potential to inform evidence-based training, a systematic review and meta-analysis are needed to condense the literature. In this study, we assess the overall strength of the relationship between focal concerns variables and police decisions to arrest in cases of sexual assault. Our assessment of the effects of focal concerns variables on arrest decision making in sexual assault cases followed the systematic review protocols provided by the Campbell Collaboration of Systematic Reviews. Specifically, we used the Campbell Collaboration recommendations to search empirical literature and used meta-analysis to evaluate the size, direction, and strength of the impact of focal concerns variables on arrest decisions. Our search strategy detected 14 eligible studies and 79 effect sizes. The meta-analysis found several robust and statistically significant correlates of arrest. In fact, each focal concerns concept produced at least one robust arrest correlate. Overall, focal concerns offers a strong approach for explaining police decisions in sexual assault cases. Although practical concerns and resource constraints produced the strongest arrest correlates, results show the importance of additional case characteristics in officers’ decision to arrest.

The Impact of a Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Program on ED Care

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Sampsel ◽  
Luke Szobota ◽  
Donna Joyce ◽  
Karen Graham ◽  
William Pickett
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Domestic Violence Program ◽  
The Impact
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