Sexual assault of men in the community

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“…However, research evidence regarding male rape has shown that acquaintance rape and date rape, which are both types of rape that involve people who are familiar with or know each other, are more common than stranger rape (Stermac et al, 1996;Isely & Gehrenbeck-Shim, 1997;Walker et al, 2005). It could be argued that such erroneous depictions may keep society misinformed, conveying an extremely distorted picture of the incidence, prevalence, and nature of male rape.…”

A Review of the Literature on Sexual Assault Perpetrator Characteristics and Behaviors

“…As a result, findings between studies are often mixed. For example, some research found that most perpetrators know their victims and rarely use weapons during the attack, while other studies, using samples of victims who visited emergency rooms, reported high numbers of male-on-male sexual assaults perpetrated by a stranger who employed a weapon during the attack (Frazier, 1993, andIsely andGehrenbeck-Shim, 1997). Studies have also varied in the reported proportion of assaults in which the perpetrator uses enough force to cause injury to the victim, ranging from 25 to 60 percent of assaults (Frazier, 1993, andStermac et al, 1996).…”

The Effect of Victims' Social Support on Attributions of Blame in Female and Male Rape

“…We speculate that the victim may be attributed less blame by individuals if they observe that the victim is already The present study also examines male, as well as female rape. A small but growing literature on male rape has recently appeared (Anderson, 1999;Anderson, Beattie & Spencer, 2001;Isely & Gehrenbeck-Shim, 1997;Kaufman, DiVasto, Jackson, Voorhees & Christy, 1980;Mitchell, Hirschman & Nagayama Hall, 1999), representing a shift in focus from solely female to male rape, which can be attributed to the increasing public realisation that men can also be victims of rape. Until recently, it has generally been assumed by researchers and the lay population that male rape is rare, primarily occurring in incarcerated settings (Donnelly & Kenyon, 1996;Stermac, Sheridan, Davidson & Dunn, 1996;Struckman-Johnson & StruckmanJohnson, 1992;Whatley & Riggio, 1993).…”