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Policing male rape and sexual assault

Rumney, Philip

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This article examines an issue that has been largely ignored in the growing literature on the treatment of sexual offences within the criminal justice system, i.e. the treatment of adult male rape and sexual assault complainants by the police. This analysis is based upon a series of interviews with men who have reported their experiences of rape and sexual assault. It considers issues of victim care and satisfaction with the performance of the police, along with other criminal justice professionals. These experiences are placed in a broader research context that indicates some of the features of men's treatment by the police, along with recurrent themes that are also seen in the treatment of female complainants. Finally, this article critically considers claims that the criminal justice's treatment of male and female rape is influenced by gender bias.

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Rumney, P. (2008). Policing male rape and sexual assault. Journal of Criminal Law, 72(1), 67-86. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2008.72.1.478

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jan 6, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 31, 2016
Journal Journal of Criminal Law
Print ISSN 0022-0183
Electronic ISSN 1740-5580
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Issue 1
Pages 67-86
DOI https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2008.72.1.478
Keywords policing, male rape, sexual assault
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021551
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2008.72.1.478

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