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040			_aAFVC
100			_aSpencer, Dale C. _96914
245			_a“Society wants to see a true victim” : _b police interpretations of victims of sexual violence _cDale C. Spencer, Rosemary Ricciardelli and Alexa Dodge
260			_bSage, _c2021
500			_aFeminist Criminology, 2021, 16(2): 216-235
520			_aDespite attempts to rectify the injustices experienced by victims of sexual violence within the criminal justice system, unfounded rates for sexual violence remain high and many victims continue to feel disempowered and voiceless. In this context, police officers wrestle with how to support victims, while protecting those who may be falsely accused and grappling with deeply imbedded cultural beliefs about who constitutes a “true” victim. In the current article, we draw on interviews with officers working in Internet Child Exploitation, sex crimes, and child abuse units across 10 Canadian police service organizations to understand how police interpret and respond to child, youth, and adult victims of sex crimes. We unpack the range of interpretations of victims, explore if and how interpretations of victims translate into police perceptions of their interactions with victims, and their interpretations of the possible outcomes that can be offered in the investigation. We highlight the difficulties officers encounter as they strive to balance their occupational role with victims’ needs. We argue that police interpretations of sexual violence and sexual violence victims are shaped by the officer’s adherence to or rejection of understandings of the “ideal victim. (Authors' abstract). Record #6927
650			_aATTITUDES _970
650			_aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE _9121
650			_aCRIMINAL JUSTICE _9167
650			_aPOLICE _9444
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650		0	_aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE _96716
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
700			_aRicciardelli Rosemary _99547
700			_aDodge, Alexa _96913
773	0		_tFeminist Criminology, 2021, 16(2): 216-235
830			_aFeminist Criminology _96602
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1557085120970270 _zDOI: 10.1177/1557085120970270
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE