Shaw, Jessica

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“In… police reports, law enforcement personnel regularly expressed negative, stereotyping beliefs about sexual assault victims… [e.g.,] prostitutes… their own fault… Police appeared to have no compunction expressing such opinions about African American… survivors."

“Cases involving victims of color… are likely to have more investigatory blame justifications as compared with White victims, meaning they are likely to have fewer investigative steps completed and ultimately less likely to have an arrest, a referral, or both."