Data Points: False Reporting and Its Impact on Survivors

2024/11/12

Something Was Wrong

Amy B. Chesler

本集探讨了性侵犯虚假举报的发生率、影响以及对幸存者和刑事司法系统的影响。虽然虚假举报确实会发生，但其发生率相对较低，估计在2%到8%之间。然而，即使是少数虚假举报也会对幸存者产生重大影响，因为这可能会导致执法部门对真实举报持怀疑态度，并使幸存者不愿寻求帮助。虚假举报还会对被错误指控的人造成严重的心理和社会心理影响。本集还讨论了#MeToo运动对提高认识和赋予幸存者权力的作用，以及一些州为解决性侵犯问题而采取的立法措施。最后，本集还强调了为性侵犯幸存者和那些可能做出虚假举报的人提供支持和资源的重要性。本集还讨论了执法部门在调查性侵犯案件时应遵循的指导方针，以及如何区分真实举报和虚假举报。本集还强调了对虚假举报进行刑事定罪的重要性，以及为性侵犯幸存者提供支持和资源的各种组织。此外，本集还探讨了心理健康咨询在帮助那些可能做出虚假举报的人方面所起到的作用。

Deep Dive

Chapters

This chapter discusses the impact of false reporting on survivors and the criminal justice system, emphasizing the importance of initial belief and the guidelines for determining the legitimacy of reports.

False reporting of sexual assault is estimated to be between 2 and 8 percent.
False reports undermine the credibility of real survivors and strain law enforcement resources.
Guidelines by the FBI and IACP emphasize that a report is considered false only if evidence shows no crime was committed.

Shownotes Transcript

**__*Content Warning: __**sexual assault, rape, false reporting and mental illness.

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Resources:

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