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Evidence Of The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot.Pdf, Eric Carpenter Dec 2015

Evidence Of The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot.Pdf, Eric Carpenter

Eric R. Carpenter

In response to the American military's perceived inability to handle sexual assault cases, many members of Congress have lost confidence in those who run the military justice system. Critics say that those who run the military justice system are sexist and perceive sexual assault cases differently than the public does.

This article is the first to empirically test that assertion. Further, this is the first study to focus on the military population that matters – those who actually run the military justice system.

This study finds that this narrow military population endorses two constructs that are associated with the acceptance …


Evidence Of The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot.Pdf, Eric Carpenter Dec 2015

Evidence Of The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot.Pdf, Eric Carpenter

Eric R. Carpenter

In response to the American military's perceived inability to handle sexual assault cases, many members of Congress have lost confidence in those who run the military justice system. Critics say that those who run the military justice system are sexist and perceive sexual assault cases differently than the public does.

This article is the first to empirically test that assertion. Further, this is the first study to focus on the military population that matters – those who actually run the military justice system.

This study finds that this narrow military population endorses two constructs that are associated with the acceptance …