Abstract
This chapter will discuss the reasons why rape victims often fail to report the crimes, common reactions of others to disclosures, and the relationship of these reactions to rape myth acceptance. Cultural, sub-cultural, disability and gender-related issues will be discussed. Theories of human psychology explaining listener resistance will be presented. In addition, past studies on rape myth acceptance (RMA) among police officers and of perceptions of rape reporters will be summarized. Finally, the RMA scale used by the current author will be explained and results reported.KeywordsJust World Hypothesisneutralization strategiesrape myth acceptancesocial stigma
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
