“The heated public discourse about the frequency of false rape allegations often makes no reference to actual research. When the discourse does… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“Mind Your Language in the Presence of Patriachs Q. When is rape not rape? A. When it is your father or stepfather.” — S. Caroline Taylor Copy Share Image
“When New York City created a special Rape Analysis Squad commanded by police- women, the female police officers found that only 2… — Susan Brownmiller Copy Share Image
“Police recording of false allegations of rape: "The data on the pro formas limit the extent to which one can assess the… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image
“Despite its popularity amongst critical criminologists, the empirical basis of the moral panic account of sexual abuse has been shown to be… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“The largest and most rigorous study that is currently available in this area is the third one commissioned by the British Home… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“The prediction of false rape-related beliefs (rape myth acceptance [RMA]) was examined using the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (Payne, Lonsway, &… — Shannon N. Baugher Copy Share Image
“While some accused and convicted child molesters have inappropriately influenced the media, the public, and many in the clinical and legal professions… — Charles L. Whitfield Copy Share Image
“Of course false-rape allegations have happened. My friend Astra Taylor points out that the most dramatic examples in this country were when… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Summary There is a small group of cases, initially treated as rape where there is no evidence of an assault: primarily where… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image
“According to FBI statistics, false accusations of rape are no more common than for other crimes. Different Crimes, Different Criminals: Understanding, Treating… — Doris Layton MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“Finally, another large-scale study [of false rape allegations] was conducted in Australia, with the 850 rapes reported to the Victoria police between… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“- Rape is a unique crime, representing both a physical and psychological violation. More than with any other crime the victim can… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image