The Factors Affecting Sexual Assaults Committed by Strangers and Acquaintances

Pazzani, Lynn

doi:10.1177/1077801207302699

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“…Hyper-masculinity is associated with a higher involvement in violence, particularly sexual violence (Pazzani, 2007) and this trait has been documented in extractive industries across the globe. Carrington et al (2016) observed the link between a frontier masculinity and aggressive behavior in rural Australian mining towns.…”

Section: Workplace Culture That Supports Substance Abuse and Hyper-mamentioning

confidence: 99%

A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

Ruddell¹,

Britto²

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Communities in the Bakken region of Montana and North Dakota that experienced a resourcebased boom starting in the mid-2000s had significant increases in the volume and seriousness of violence toward women. We identify five community factors distinctive to these boomtowns that created a perfect storm where these crimes proliferated including: (a) precarious housing arrangements; (b) the social isolation of women; (c) lack of domestic violence shelters and other social supports for survivors; (d) a workplace culture in the oilfields supportive of substance abuse and hyper-masculinity, and; (e) the inability of boomtown justice systems to respond to these crimes in an effective or timely manner. Although this critical analysis describes the outcomes in a U.S. jurisdiction, the conditions in rapid growth communities are similar throughout the globe and we suggest these community factors be considered in the responses to domestic and intimate partner violence in these rural areas. Our goal in identifying these factors is to work toward the development of an intervention model for officials anticipating resourcebased booms to mitigate this violence.

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Section: Workplace Culture That Supports Substance Abuse and Hyper-mamentioning

confidence: 99%

A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

Ruddell¹,

Britto²

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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“…Men sexually assault women in a wide range of contexts, and this has important implications for understanding the modus operandi of offenders (Pazzani, 2007). Notably, the context in which sexual abuse occurs (including the relationship between victim and offender) has a profound influence on the descriptions and information that women give about their assailants.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, in their interviews with convicted sexual offenders, Scully and Marolla (1993) identified a range of motivators, including the motivation to put women "in their place". A number of researchers have linked this idea of sexual conquest and control to a culture of attitudes towards sex and aggression that is embedded in masculinity (Cameron & Fraser, 1987;Scully & Marolla, 1993;Walklate, 2004) or "hypermasculinity" (Pazzani, 2007). In their study of stranger rapists, Greenall and West (2007) found that sexual desire and opportunism were motivating factors and that the offenders' behaviours could be categorised as either sexual or violent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Insights into Sexual Assault Perpetration: Giving Voice to Victim/Survivors' Knowledge

Clark¹,

Quadara²

2010

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at . The Australian Institute of Family Studies is committed to the creation and dissemination of research-based information v Insights into sexual assault perpetration: Giving voice to victim/survivors' knowledge Acknowledgements T his research relied on 33 women victim/survivors who generously shared their expert knowledge and experiences. We extend sincere thanks and gratitude for the contribution they have made to the knowledge of sexual offending. The Giving Voice project began under the leadership of the previous Coordinator of the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA), Dr Zoë Morrison. Former Research Officer Cameron Boyd played an integral role in setting up the project and contributed significantly to the literature review contained in this report. The contributions of both are gratefully acknowledged. ACSSA's Senior Research Officer Haley Clark undertook the fieldwork, analysis and writing of Insights into sexual assault perpetration: Giving voice to victim/survivors' knowledge. The timely completion of the project and the strength of women's voices throughout are due to her diligence, commitment and high standards of research ethics. Members of the ACSSA team-Bianca Fileborn, Deb Parkinson, Rachel King-and the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) library staff ably assisted Ms Clark throughout the project and added additional insights to the key findings. Senior research leadership and support within the Australian Institute of Family Studies has also been central to the project. Thanks particularly to Dr Daryl Higgins, General Manager (Research), for his enthusiasm, support and intellectual guidance. Thanks also to current and former ACSSA reference group members

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“…Silverman, Kalick, Bowie, and Edbril (1988) applied a dichotomous approach to examine the differences between “blitz rapes” involving a sudden, surprise attack and “confidence rapes” where rapist and victim have had previous nonviolent interactions. The dichotomy parallels in large measure the common distinction between stranger- and acquaintance rapes (Pazzani, 2007).…”

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Ritualistic Rape in Sociological Perspective

Michalski

2015

Cross-Cultural Research

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The current article examines rape as a form of sexual violence, drawing upon comparative research to describe and then proffer a tentative explanation of one specific type, referred to as ritualistic rape. Several cross-cultural examples and selected national data are referenced to examine three different forms of ritualistic rape: forced marriages or abductions, ritual defloration, and wife-lending. The evidence indicates that such “normative” or socially condoned rapes appear quite commonly in one form or another in nearly every society. The last section offers a general theory of ritualistic rape rooted in D. Black’s pure sociology perspective by identifying the confluence of several underlying structural features that purport to explain the conditions under which ritualistic rapes tend to thrive.

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The Factors Affecting Sexual Assaults Committed by Strangers and Acquaintances

Cited by 29 publications

References 46 publications

A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

A perfect storm: Violence toward women in the Bakken oil patch

Insights into Sexual Assault Perpetration: Giving Voice to Victim/Survivors' Knowledge

Ritualistic Rape in Sociological Perspective

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