@article{ref1,
title="The "symbolic protest" behind women's reporting of sexual assault crime to police",
journal="Feminist criminology",
year="2012",
author="Taylor, S. Caroline and Norma, Caroline",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="24-47",
abstract="We introduce the term symbolic protest to identify and analyze a key motivator for the reporting decisions of victims of sexual violence. We contend that reporting sexual assault crime to police is an important expression of &quot;symbolic protest&quot; at a criminal justice system that does not generally serve women's interests. Women show great courage and self-sacrifice in reporting sexual assault crime, and we identify three major factors that motivate them to do so, namely, (a) the need to have sexual assault recognized as a crime, (b) a desire to raise community awareness of sexual assault, and (c) a desire to protect other women and girls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-0851",
doi="10.1177/1557085111420416",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557085111420416"
}