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"Despite being a serious crime affecting many women, particularly those at colleges and universit... more "Despite being a serious crime affecting many women, particularly those at colleges and universities, sexual assault is the least reported of all crimes (Lizotte, 1985; Fisher et al., 2000; Sampson, 2002). Karjane et al. (2005) assert that less than 5% assaults of university students are reported to authorities, while other researchers estimate the reporting rate as approximately 25% (Fisher et al., 2003; Gross et al., 1991; Sampson, 2002), yet both figures are alarmingly low. The exact reasons why many women choose not to report a crime as serious and invasive as sexual assault to the authorities is not entirely known. Some reasons cited for not reporting include fear of being blamed (Russell, 1982), ambiguity concerning what involves a sexual assault (Gross et al., 2006; Russell, 1982; Sampson, 2002, Ward et al., 1991), fear of reprisal from the perpetrator (often known to the victim) (Russell, 1982; Sampson, 2002; Ward et al., 1991), or a belief that those within the justice system will not accept the report as valid and will do nothing to investigate or prosecute the crime (Sampson, 2002). In order to examine determinants of reporting in greater context, summaries of narrative responses are analyzed in conjunction with the quantitative analyses from surveys administered to randomly selected classrooms of university students.
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Although misconduct and deviance can occur in virtually any occupation, police misconduct/devianc... more Although misconduct and deviance can occur in virtually any occupation, police misconduct/deviance is a special case of occupational wrongdoing (Kappeler, Sluder & Alpert, 1998). As a result of the professionalism necessary to serve as an officer and the privileges associated with the profession, misconduct as an officer should be viewed more seriously and should try to be prevented as much as possible. Police misconduct not only affects those involved or individual officers but also departments themselves since it can affect citizen perceptions of the police and undermines relations between officers and the public. This paper applies neutralization theory to the issue of police misconduct to explain how officers may be able to engage in both law abiding/enforcing activities and law breaking activities (or at least professional lapses). In addition, this paper looks also at how neutralization can be applied to officers who are positive deviants and snitch on fellow officers, breaking the informal code of blue secrecy which is rarely explored in either the policing or neutralization theory literature.
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The present study attempted to accurately measure crimes that occur on a college campus and wheth... more The present study attempted to accurately measure crimes that occur on a college campus and whether students’ perceptions of police influenced their decisions to report their victimization with a specific emphasis on sexual assaults. Previous research has examined the reporting of sexual assault (Bachman, 1998; Sampson, 2002), sexual assault among university students (Fisher, Cullen & Turner, 2000; Ward et al., 1991), and perceptions of police by university students (Griffith, Hueston, Wilson, Moyers & Hart, 2004; Williams & Nofzinger, 2003), but no prior research has examined specifically whether students perceptions of police influence their decision to report serious crimes, including sexual assault. This study utilized a survey methodology to gather data which was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively to determine what impacts victimization reporting and satisfaction with the police. The results of the analyses indicated that victimization reporting and satisfaction with the police was impacted by gender, with women being more likely to report victimization and holding higher satisfaction with the police. Results also showed that fear of victimization and perceptions of crime influence satisfaction with the police. Limited support was found for the proposition that perceptions of the police influence likelihood to report victimization.
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ACJS Today, 2013
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In P. Gerstenfeld (ed.), Criminal Justice, (3rd edition, pp. 89-90), 2005
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Police Forum, 16(3), 2007
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