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Police officers' collaboration with rape victim advocates: Barriers and facilitators

Rich, Karen, Seffrin, Patrick·2013·Violence and Victims
DOI 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-12-00044
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Secondary victimization may occur when rape victims make police reports. This can compromise the quality of official statements and jeopardize criminal cases. Rape reporters receive better treatment by police officers when advocates are involved and best practice police work includes such collaboration. Studies of advocates have described tension, role confusion, and poor communication with police officers. Many variables, including rape myth acceptance (RMA) and training on sexual assault dynamics, may affect officers’ collaboration with advocates. There were 429 police officers who responded to a survey measuring their victim interviewing skill, formal training about rape, years on the job, number of victims known personally, number of recent rape cases, RMA, and collaboration with advocates. Results suggest that officers’ interviewing skill, years on the job, and specific training are related to collaboration with victim advocates on rape cases. Professional, rather than personal, variables were most predictive of collaboration. Implications for officer selection and training are explored.

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  • Rich & Seffrin (2012, 2013, 2014) received a score of 2 for reliability and validity due to administering author-constructed methods and providing validity and reliability scores.

    “Rich & Seffrin, 2012, 2013, 2014), received a score of 2 for reliability and validity of their measure(s) due to administering author constructed methods, and providing validity and reliability scores.”

    From From 'real rape' to real justice: A systematic review of police officers' rape myth beliefs (2017) · cites this paper as Rich & Seffrin, 2013

  • More training meant more likely to always include victim advocates when taking rape complaints.

    “More training meant more likely to always include victim advocates when taking rape complaints.”

    From From 'real rape' to real justice: A systematic review of police officers' rape myth beliefs (2017) · cites this paper as Rich and Seffrin (2013)

  • Female officers used victim advocates more extensively than their male colleagues, which resulted in better statements.

    “Female officers used victim advocates more extensively that their male colleagues, which resulted in better statements.Although gender was less significant than sexual assault training.”

    From From 'real rape' to real justice: A systematic review of police officers' rape myth beliefs (2017) · cites this paper as Rich and Seffrin (2013)

  • Gender was less significant than sexual assault training.

    “Female officers used victim advocates more extensively that their male colleagues, which resulted in better statements.Although gender was less significant than sexual assault training.”

    From From 'real rape' to real justice: A systematic review of police officers' rape myth beliefs (2017) · cites this paper as Rich and Seffrin (2013)

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Authors
Rich, K., & Seffrin, P.
Affiliations
Marywood University (US)
ORCID
Seffrin, Patrick
Venue
Violence and Victims
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Published
2013
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
681-696
ISSN
  • 0886-6708 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7073
DOI
10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-12-00044
OpenAlex
W1976492374
Cited by
47
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
7.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Violence and Victims (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Keywords
police officers, secondary victimization, rape myth acceptance, barriers and facilitators, police selection, rape reporting
MeSH terms
Adult, Communication Barriers, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Advocacy, Rape, Police, Battered Women, Crime Victims, Professional Role, Young Adult

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