This article reviews research literature examining the effects of key factors that influence
individual's attitudes towards victims of rape. The impact of rape myths, gender roles and …

Historically, many studies have examined rape victim blaming among various observers,
using a vignette methodology in which victim characteristics were manipulated. However, a …

This paper presents overwhelming evidence that prejudicial and false beliefs held by jurors
about rape affect their evaluation of the evidence and their decision making in rape cases …

Men and women living in randomly selected 1st-year dormitories participated in tailored
single-sex sexual assault prevention or risk-reduction programs, respectively. An evaluation …

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

Rape myths can influence sexual scripts that determine sexual attitudes and behavior.
Sexual scripts are culturally determined patterns of behavior that inform desire and influence …

Moral psychology uses tightly controlled scenarios in which the identities of the characters
are either unspecified or vague. Studies with raceless, genderless strangers help to …

Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an
authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to …

Rape myth acceptance is considered an established risk factor for male-on-female sexual
violence, and is therefore the target of a number of primary prevention programmes …

Court responses to rape and sexual assault have been repeatedly criticized in England and
Wales (Brown et al., 2010). In particular, research has identified prevalent stereotypes about …