Campus rape victims : how they see the police / Veronyka James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Veronyka, 1980- author.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rape in universities and colleges--United States.

Rape in universities and colleges.

Campus police--United States--Public opinion.

Campus police.

Women college students--Crimes against--United States.

Women college students.

Rape victims--United States--Attitudes.

Rape victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

James attempts to accurately measure crimes that occur on a college campus and whether students¿ perceptions of police influenced their decisions to report their victimization, specifically sexual assault victimization. Her study utilized a survey methodology to gather data which were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of the analyses indicated that victimization reporting and satisfaction with the police was impacted by gender. Results also showed that fear of victimization and perceptions of crime influence satisfaction with the police. There was also limited support found for the proposition that perceptions of the police influence likelihood to report victimization.

Contents:

Measuring sexual assault

Police relationships with the public

Current study

Reporting of victimization

Discussion and policy implications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59332-812-5

OCLC:

922072973