Question

Accurate numbers on sexual harassment are difficult to determine due to:

Select one:
a. Social service workers not recording crimes
b. Police officers dismissing women’s reports
c. Harassers keeping it quiet and not wanting it reported
d. Women becoming more aware of the problem and reporting to the wrong authority

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Police officers dismissing women’s reports

Explanation

Most times police officers dismisses women's reports of sexual harassments because they believed it's a family issue and should be resolved at home. Some of them (Officers) also erroneously believed there is nothing like sexual harassment in a marriage.

Also, some women intentionally keep quiet and refuse to report because they want to keep it a secret. The harassed party then keep quiet at times to protect the harasser