Fávero Marisalva, Del Campo Amaia, Faria Sandra, Moreira Diana, Ribeiro Filipe, Sousa-Gomes Valéria
University Institute of Maia, Portugal.
University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jan;37(1-2):659-680. doi: 10.1177/0886260520916282. Epub 2020 Apr 20.
This study intended to examine rape myth acceptance (RMA) among police officers and its relationship with sociodemographic data, length of service, specific training in the field, and professional experience with victims of rape. To this end, we applied the Sexual Violence Beliefs Scale (ECVS) and controlled for sociodemographic data, as well as professional experience and specific training in the field, through a self-report questionnaire. The sample was composed of 400 police officers from a city in the north of Portugal, aged between 29 and 54 years, and most were men (94.3%). We found that tolerance to overall sexual violence exhibits positive correlations with age and length of service, as well as negative correlations with education levels. Differences were also found regarding gender, with men exhibiting greater tolerance/acceptance of overall sexual violence. It was also found that officers who exhibit higher tolerance/acceptance for sexual violence, overall, are those who do not consider it relevant to receive specific training in the field of sexual violence to perform their duties, who report not having any professional experience with cases of sexual violence and also do not consider it necessary to have specific abilities for these types of cases. Implications for decision-making in legal proceedings are discussed, stressing the need for specific specialization in intervention with victims of sexual assault, with a strong practical component.
本研究旨在调查警察对强奸谬见的接受程度（RMA），及其与社会人口统计学数据、服役年限、该领域的特定培训以及强奸受害者方面的专业经验之间的关系。为此，我们应用了性暴力信念量表（ECVS），并通过一份自填式问卷对社会人口统计学数据以及该领域的专业经验和特定培训进行了控制。样本由来自葡萄牙北部一个城市的400名警察组成，年龄在29岁至54岁之间，大多数为男性（94.3%）。我们发现，对总体性暴力的容忍度与年龄和服役年限呈正相关，与教育水平呈负相关。在性别方面也发现了差异，男性对总体性暴力表现出更高的容忍度/接受度。还发现，总体而言，对性暴力表现出更高容忍度/接受度的警察是那些认为在性暴力领域接受特定培训对履行职责无关紧要的人，他们报告没有任何性暴力案件的专业经验，并且也不认为处理这类案件需要具备特定能力。文中讨论了对法律程序决策的影响，强调在对性侵犯受害者进行干预时需要进行特定的专业化培训，且要有很强的实践部分。
