Measuring sexual assault -- Police relationships with the public -- Current study -- Reporting of victimization -- Discussion and policy implications
Summary
"James attempts to accurately measure crimes that occur on a [single] 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."--Back cover
