Concept information
Preferred term
victim-precipitated rape
Definition
- Victim precipitation is a concept used to define situations in which the victim initiates his or her own victimization. When applied to rape, victim-precipitated rape occurs when the victim's actions are interpreted by the offender as sexual, thus initiating subsequent behavior (e.g., forcible rape) from the offender. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Rape, Victim-Precipitated]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/victim-precipitated_rape
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