the truth about lying about rape.
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FURTHER READING & REFERENCED
April Fletcher’s account of Toby Turner (content warning: rape)
Kate’s account of Toby Turner (content warning: rape)
Idaho sheriff believes rape kit system is unnecessary
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/03/rape_kit_system_unnecessary_si.html
2-8% of reports are false
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/recent-program-updates/reporting-rape-in-2013-revised
10% of theft reports are false
https://www.ncsl.org/print/cj/autotheftreport.pdf
Neuroscience of trauma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/
Men more likely to be sexually assaulted than falsely accused
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/08/false-rape-accusations_n_6290380.html
Reporting rape statistics
https://rainn.org/get-information/statistics/reporting-rates
SUMMARY
In this video, Laci Green discusses the topic of false rape accusations. Using hard data and her background as a sexual violence prevention educator, she seeks to separate myth from fact. First she explores the prevalence of false rape reports and what the statistics mean. Second she dives into reasons why so many people believe survivors are lying. In closing, she lays out a justice-oriented approach to false rape accusations.
