Behind the Blue Line: Investigating Police Officers’ Attitudes toward Rape

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Amy Dellinger Page Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: The current study contributes to what is known about police officers’ attitudes toward rape. A survey was administered to 891 sworn police officers in two states in the southeastern United States. The surveys were designed to assess police officers’ acceptance of rape myths. It was hypothesized that police officers would be accepting of rape myths, which are inherently misogynistic. Attitudes toward rape were expected to vary according to educational attainment and experience with rape investigations, such that higher levels of education and more experience with rape investigations would lead to the rejection of rape myths. There was a significant difference in the acceptance of rape myths with varying levels of educational attainment and experience with rape investigations.

Additional Information

Publication
Page, Amy Dellinger. (2007) “Behind the Blue Line: Investigating Police Officers’ Attitudes Toward Rape.” Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 22 (1), 22-32. Published by Springer Verlag. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. (ISSN: 0882-0783) June 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s11896-007-9002-7
Language: English
Date: 2007
Keywords
police officers, rape myths , attitudes toward rape

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