Belief in rape myths linked to sports media

Young men in a recent study who regularly consumed sports media were more likely to accept rape myths, report researchers.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Aug. 7, 2023 ~5 min

In many US states, child marriages violate statutory rape laws

In many US states, child marriages violate statutory rape laws, providing legal loopholes for sexual acts with children otherwise considered crimes.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Feb. 24, 2022 ~5 min


Teen girls go unprotected in humanitarian settings

"Despite the fact that we know that violence against adolescent girls increases in humanitarian settings, this remains an under-researched and underfunded area of intervention."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 1, 2020 ~5 min

Title IX interviews may not use evidence-based methods

Researchers offer recommendations for developing evidence-based interviewing best practices for Title IX investigations into sexual misconduct.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Oct. 28, 2019 ~6 min

Sexual partner violence against teens isn’t all the same

New research suggests predicting teen partner rape could be a step toward preventing it.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 3, 2019 ~5 min

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