TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Pathways to sexual assault case attrition: culture, context, and case clearance
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Pattavina, April
A1  - Morabito, Melissa S.
A1  - Williams, Linda M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Sexual assault case attrition research has been consistent in documenting that sexual assault complaints fall out of the system at disturbing rates. In this article, we describe a pathway to attrition where managerial concerns incentivize case processing outcomes that remove cases early in the system and scaffolds a decision-making context where rape myth adherence provides sustained rationalizations for closing cases. Using data on sexual assault incidents reported to the police, we present a quantitative analysis that investigates such a pathway to attrition that considers how police and prosecutors work together at the pre-arrest stage and the extent to which this practice facilitates the use of exceptional clearance police classification to close sexual assault investigations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.1970661
ID  - ref1
ER  -