Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Memory. 2009 Nov;17(8):783-8. doi: 10.1080/09658210903081835. Epub 2009 Aug 4.
A recent study indicated that 94.4% of reported sexual assault cases in the UK do not result in successful legal prosecution, also known as the rate of attrition (Kelly, Lovett, & Regan, 2005). Scant research has examined the role of trauma-related psychological processes in attrition. Victims of sexual assault (N =22) completed questions about peri-traumatic dissociation, trauma memory fragmentation, account incoherence during police interview, and likelihood of proceeding with legal cases. Higher levels of dissociation during sexual assault were associated with participants reporting more fragmented trauma memories. Memory fragmentation was associated with participants indicating that they provided more incoherent accounts of trauma during police interview. Importantly, people who viewed themselves as providing more incoherent accounts predicted that they would be less likely to proceed with their legal cases. The findings suggest trauma impacts on memory, and these trauma-related disruptions to memory may paradoxically contribute to attrition.
最近的一项研究表明，英国报告的性侵犯案件中，94.4%没有成功起诉，也称为损耗率（Kelly、Lovett 和 Regan，2005）。很少有研究探讨与创伤相关的心理过程在损耗中的作用。22 名性侵犯受害者完成了关于创伤前解离、创伤记忆碎片化、警察讯问时叙述不连贯以及提起法律诉讼可能性的问题。性侵犯期间较高的解离水平与参与者报告更多创伤记忆碎片化有关。记忆碎片化与参与者表示他们在警察讯问中提供更不连贯的创伤叙述有关。重要的是，那些认为自己提供的叙述不连贯的人预测他们更不可能继续进行法律诉讼。这些发现表明创伤会影响记忆，而这些与创伤相关的记忆中断可能会导致损耗。
