Attitudes Toward Rape Scale – ATR

A woman can be raped against her will

The reason most rapists commit rape is for the thrill of physical violence

Rapists are "normal" men

In forcible rape, the victim never causes the crime

All rapists are mentally sick

A charge of rape two days after the act has occurred is probably not rape

A woman should be responsible for preventing her own rape

A man who has committed rape should be given at least 30 years in prison

Women are trained by society to be rape victims

A raped woman is a less desirable woman

During a rape a woman should give no resistance

Rape provides the opportunity for many rapists to show their manhood

Women provoke rape by their appearance or behaviour

"Nice" women do not get raped

Most charges of rape are unfounded

In order to protect the male, it should be difficult to prove that a rape has occurred

Rape is the expression of an uncontrollable desire for sex

Rape is the worst crime that can be committed

Rape is a sex crime

All rape is a male exercise in power over women

During a rape, a woman should do everything she can do to resist

Rapists are sexually frustrated individuals

In most cases when a woman was raped, she was asking for it

The reason most rapists commit rape is for sex

Rape of a woman by a man she knows can be defined as "woman who changed her mind afterwards"

A convicted rapist should be castrated

A woman should feel guilty following a rape

The degree of a woman's resistance should be the major factor in determining if a rape has occurred

A raped woman is a responsible victim, not an innocent one

Rape serves as a way to put or keep women in their "place"