By the way, the 2% number is an unsourced quote from a Susan Brownmiller book which has been cited back and forth so many times that it's now just part of the feminist stew. It's not from a study, or from crime statistics of any sort. It appears to be made up, since she's been asked about it since and failed to provide any attribution.
It is from her 1975 book Against Our Will, I imagine the source is given there.
I don't believe it is. This book did however wind up being the end-point to most references when a group of folks tried to play "the citation game" and actually track down where that statistic comes from.
Lisak 2010 found 6% false accusations on a campus, and accepts the 2%-10% range. He comments on some other studies, particularly Kanin 1994. Easy reading.
Do you find Lisak's study to be a credible reinforcement of the 2%-10% number for false rape claims?
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By the way, the 2% number is an unsourced quote from a Susan Brownmiller book which has been cited back and forth so many times that it's now just part of the feminist stew. It's not from a study, or from crime statistics of any sort. It appears to be made up, since she's been asked about it since and failed to provide any attribution.
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I don't believe it is. This book did however wind up being the end-point to most references when a group of folks tried to play "the citation game" and actually track down where that statistic comes from.
Do you find Lisak's study to be a credible reinforcement of the 2%-10% number for false rape claims?
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