Rape Rates and Military Personnel in the United States

This study involves a test of the cultural spillover hypothesis through a state-level analysis of the relationship between rape rates and the proportion of military personnel in the population. A statistically significant correlation not predicted by this hypothesis was found between rape rates and...

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Published in:Violence against women 2007-09, Vol.13 (9), p.945-960
Main Author: Rosen, Leora N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian people
American Indians
Crime rate
Crime Rates
Military Personnel
Rape
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Summary:This study involves a test of the cultural spillover hypothesis through a state-level analysis of the relationship between rape rates and the proportion of military personnel in the population. A statistically significant correlation not predicted by this hypothesis was found between rape rates and the proportion of Air Force personnel in the population. Further exploration revealed that this was largely because of the high correlation between the Air Force and the Indian population. Multivariate analyses revealed that the proportion of Indian women in the population was the main predictor of rape rates. Per capita alcohol consumption was also found to be positively correlated with both rape rates and Air Force personnel but was not significantly related to rape in the multivariate analysis. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2007.]
ISSN:1077-8012
DOI:10.1177/1077801207305264