Victim-blaming
This site is dedicated to help educate survivors, law-enforcement, other professionals, families, friends, and the general public about the consequences and harm related to blaming or shaming victims.
Understanding Sexual Assault and Victim-blaming
by Christine Marie, PhD When someone discloses that she has been sexually assaulted, the way you react is a key factor in helping her recover. The first time she disclosures her experience is an extremely…
The psychology of victim-blaming
While victim-blaming isn’t entirely universal, in some ways, it is a natural psychological reaction to crime. Not everyone who engages in victim-blaming explicitly accuses someone of failing to prevent what happened to them. In fact,…
Violence against women – it’s a men’s issue
Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues — and shows how these violent behaviors are tied…
Attribution of blame in rape cases: A review of the impact of rape myth acceptance, gender role conformity and substance use on victim blaming
This article reviews research literature examining the effects of key factors that influence individual’s attitudes towards victims of rape. The impact of rape myths, gender roles and substance use on attributions of blame in cases…
Victim blaming in rape: Effects of victim and perpetrator race, type of rape, and participant racism
Stereotypes about Black sexuality fostered hypotheses that racial factors and racism influence rape victim blaming. Compared to intraracial rapes, interracial rapes were less uniformly judged as “definitely rape” and were judged as having more culpable…
Ideal victims
There is one type of victim that rarely gets blamed and that is the ‘ideal victim.’ Examples of ideal victims include young children as well as adults who were victimized by strangers while engaging in…
Insensitive psychiatrist blames cult victim on TV
To say that all cult survivors completely lack an identity is victim-blaming, humiliating, retraumatizing, and false.…