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ArticleJournal of interpersonal violence2026

Police Reporting After Sexual Assault: Victim and Assault Characteristics That Predict Reporting Among Victims Who Seek Medical Forensic Care.

Rachael Goodman-Williams, Samantha Smith, Jessica Volz, Anthony Hanna

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Article in Journal of interpersonal violence, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Rachael Goodman-WilliamsWichita State University, KS, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9458-9703
Samantha SmithIllinois College, Jacksonville, IL, USA.
Jessica VolzAdventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville, MD, USA.
Anthony HannaWichita State University, KS, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many sexual assault victims choose not to report their assault to police, and identifying characteristics that predict non-reporting can highlight areas for improvement in the criminal legal system's response to sexual assault. In the current study, we analyzed 655 medical forensic records collected at a hospital-based forensic nursing program to determine what victim and assault characteristics predict victims' reporting decisions after sexual assault. Using logistic regression, we determined that increased victim age (

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Crime VictimsPoliceSex OffensesAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultanonymous reportingdisclosurehelp seekingmedical forensic exampolicesexual assault

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PMCPMC13447796

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