An informal, collaborative partnership between reporter Rachel Dissell and sociologist Rachel Lovell reveals not just how, but why so many rape kits went untested in Cleveland.
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Research provides new insight into how national media outlets covered three high-profile sexual assault cases from the early 2010s.
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Victims are less likely to report violent crime to police if they live in counties where immigrant populations swelled after 1990, according to research forthcoming in Criminology.
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Estimates put the the economic cost of sexual violence in the United States in the trillions of dollars.
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As the #MeToo movement has grown, one question continues to surface: Why would someone who experienced sexual assault wait years to come forward? Research shows the answer is complicated.
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Researchers have found a link between journalists’ coverage of sexual assault, the prevalence of rape in society and how seriously police take reports when victims come forward.
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Research that documents the perils women face on the migrant trail.
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This roundup compiles scholarship on sexual harassment and assault, with an eye to demographic trends and health effects.
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A study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice looks at where registered sex offenders live 15 years after arrest.
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A 2016 study in Criminology & Public Policy that looks at older, untested rape kits to gauge their usefulness to criminal justice authorities.
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