@article{ref1,
title="Blameworthy suspects and "real rape": assessing the effects of rape culture-specific suspect culpability factors on the police decision to arrest",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2022",
author="Acquaviva, Brittany L. and Meeker, Katherine A. and O'Neal, Eryn Nicole",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Police are considered &quot;gatekeepers&quot; of the criminal-legal system because their decisions significantly impact case outcomes. Using rape culture as our theoretical framework, we examine rape culture-specific factors that influence police arrest decisions in sexual assault cases reported to Los Angeles police. Importantly, extant research using this approach has overwhelmingly focused on indicators of &quot;genuine victims,&quot; and few studies have assessed rape culture-specific indicators of suspect culpability in sexual assault case processing. The present study addresses this gap. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that arrest decisions are motivated by rape culture-specific indicators of suspect culpability and &quot;real rape.&quot; Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012211070314",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211070314"
}