Item #528

Topic: False Rape

Source

Citation: False Allegations of Sexual Assualt: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases, p. 1330

Author(s): Lisak, Gardinier, Nicksa, Cote

Institution(s): University of Massachusetts, Northeastern University



Link: http://www.icdv.idaho.gov/conference/handouts/False-Allegations.pdf





Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 2010

Source: Primary

Type: Statistical Analysis

Discussion

Other Notes:

Reasons for not proceeding include: insufficient evidence, victim withdrew from the process, victim was unable to identify the perpetrator, victim mislabeled the incident (i.e. – described it as rape when it wasn’t rape)