Citation

Pearson J, Barker D. Crime Psychol. Rev. 2018; 4(1): 72-94.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/23744006.2019.1591757

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Male rape is a prevalent issue in society that can have a profound number of negative effects on a victim. Research into male rape is estimated to be roughly 20 years behind female rape, but has received a greater amount of academic attention in the last few decades. The aim of this research was to critically discuss male rape research, outlining the main theories, discussing gaps in the research and suggesting avenues for future investigations. The main areas in the review are the definition of rape and sexual assault in the U.K., prevalence of male rape, reasons why reports of male rape may be low, attitudes and stereotypical beliefs towards male rape victims, effects that these attitudes and male rape can have on the victim and specific characteristics of victims, offenders and the offence of male rape crimes.

Language: en

Keywords

Male rape; offence characteristics; rape myths; stereotypes; victim blaming