Case notes and comments: DPP v Hustveit: suspended sentence for rape in Ireland – an appropriate response?

Kennefick, Louise

doi:10.53386/nilq.v66i3.154

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“…Additional data show that, even when they are recorded as crimes, conviction rates for sexual offenses are very low and much lower than the average conviction rate for all offenses (Topping & Barr, 2018). Statistics like these are often accompanied by media reports of “victims” being “let down” by the police (e.g., BBC, 2018; Dearden, 2018; Gray, 2018; Kearny, 2018; Travis, 2014), creating a context in which those who are sexually harassed might not be very confident about the value of reporting their experiences to authorities. As such, regardless of whatever needs they might have, targets of sexual harassment might not feel confident that filing formal complaints would lead to a need-satisfying outcome.…”

Section: What Might Those Who Are Sexually Harassed Need?mentioning

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What Would a “Reasonable Person” Do? Exploring the Gap Between Experienced and Anticipated Responses to Sexual Harassment

Morton

Dimitriou

Barreto

2023

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Individuals who are sexually harassed often do not formally report their experience. Current understandings of this focus on the procedural barriers to reporting rather than examining whether and how reporting meets the needs of those who experience harassment. We document the repertoire of needs experienced by those who are sexually harassed and the actions they take to meet them. In two quasi-experimental studies ( Ns = 415 and 589), we compared the needs and actions described by those who experience sexual harassment with those anticipated by others who have not encountered sexual harassment (Study 1 also compares across gender identities). Results of multivariate analyses of variance and general linear mixed models revealed a persistent gap between perspectives. People who have experienced sexual harassment reported a range of needs and engaged in a variety of actions to meet these needs. Safety and social support were prioritized over formal actions. Those who had not encountered sexual harassment anticipated having stronger needs and taking more actions—especially formal ones. The results encourage those who seek to support individuals who are sexually harassed to address a wider variety of needs than is typically considered. Additional online materials for this article are available on PWQ's website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/03616843231170761 .

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Section: What Might Those Who Are Sexually Harassed Need?mentioning

confidence: 99%