A brief report on rape myth acceptance: Differences between police officers, law students, and psychology students in the United Kingdom

Sleath, Emma; Bull, Ray

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-13-00035

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A brief report on rape myth acceptance: Differences between police officers, law students, and psychology students in the United Kingdom

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Sleath, Emma, Bull, Ray·2015·Violence and Victims

DOI 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-13-00035

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A common perception is that police officers hold very negative attitudes about rape victims. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to establish whether police officers do accept stereotypical rape myths at a higher level compared to members of other populations. There were 3 comparison samples, composed of police officers, law students, and psychology students, that completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale. Male and female police officers accepted “she lied” myths at a higher level than the student samples. Student samples were found to accept 2 types of rape myths (“she asked for it” and “he didn’t meant to”) at a higher level compared to police officers. No significant differences were found in the other 4 subfactors. Therefore, the pattern of results suggests that police officers do not adhere to stereotypical myths about rape victims more than do other populations.

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Authors: Sleath, E., & Bull, R.
Affiliations: Coventry University (GB)
University of Leicester (GB)
ORCID: Sleath, Emma
Bull, Ray
Venue: Violence and Victims
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Volume: 30
Issue: 1
Pages: 136-147
ISSN: 0886-6708 (ISSN-L)
1945-7073
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-13-00035
OpenAlex: W2093150234
Cited by: 55
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
FWCI: 10.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
pureportal.coventry.ac.uk
Licence: other-oa
Locations: Violence and Victims (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Pure (Coventry University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Coventry University Open Collections (Coventry university) (submittedVersion)
The Open Collections (Coventry University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords: rape myth acceptance, rape myths, police officers, attitudes toward rape victims, law students, psychology students, gender differences, victim blaming
MeSH terms: Adult, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mythology, Rape, Social Perception, Social Values, Students, Police, Crime Victims, Complicity

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A brief report on rape myth acceptance: Differences between police officers, law students, and psychology students in the United Kingdom

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