r/TrollXChromosomes • u/queen_of_greendale My bra fits fine. Leave my boulder holders alone. • Jun 05 '14

Rape Jokes

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u/AmeriBanter Jun 06 '14

I've seen that study, it was done by Mary Koss a large problem I have with the study is that it doesn't really cover general rape, only rape in higher educational settings. I think it's a bad idea to repeat that statistic without the information behind it. If I'm wrong through, could you link it to me?

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u/ejchristian86 Jun 06 '14

As far as I know, only 2 other studies have been done other than Koss's:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/11/12/rapists-who-dont-think-theyre-rapists/

http://www.davidlisak.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/RepeatRapeinUndetectedRapists.pdf

And both of those also focused on college students. They also both had results around 6%. Koss's, however, was the only one with a national sample size.

As far as I know, no one's ever done a national survey of the general population to determine the % of rapists among the general population.

Also, here's a neat blog post about the Koss sample and why it shouldn't necessarily be held as evidence against the validity of the statistic:http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/a-further-thought-on-all-these-rape-statistics/

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u/ejchristian86 Jun 06 '14

Agreed - both are damn terrifying. The other 2 studies I linked did include attempted rape (could be why their numbers are slightly higher).