@article {609099,
	title = {Does Rape Culture Predict Rape? Evidence from U.S. Newspapers, 2000-2013},
	journal = {Quarterly Journal of Political Science},
	volume = {13},
	number = {3},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018},
	pages = {263-289},
	abstract = {We offer the first quantitative analysis of rape culture in the United States. Observers\&nbsp;have long worried that biased news coverage of rape - which blames victims, empathizes with\&nbsp;perpetrators, implies consent, and questions victims{\textquoteright} credibility - may deter victims from\&nbsp; coming\&nbsp;forward, and ultimately increase the incidence of rape. We present a theory of how rape culture\&nbsp;might shape the preferences and choices of perpetrators, victims and law enforcement, and test\&nbsp;this theory with data on news stories about rape published in U.S. newspapers between 2000 and 2013. We find that rape culture in the media predicts both the\&nbsp; frequency of rape and its pursuit\&nbsp;through the local criminal justice system. In jurisdictions where rape culture was more prevalent,\&nbsp;there were more documented rape cases, but authorities were less vigilant in pursuing them.\&nbsp;},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/100.00016124},
	author = {Matthew Baum and Dara Kay Cohen and Yuri M. Zhukov}
}
