Rape Law Reform

Author : Cassia Spohn,Julie Horney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781489907097

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Rape Law Reform by Cassia Spohn,Julie Horney Pdf

This book evolved from our interest in rape as feminists and as sodal sdentists. As feminists, we were concemed about the treatment of rape victims and the attrition in rape cases under traditional rape law, and we welcomed legal reforms designed to improve the situation. As sodal sdentists, we wondered about the efficacy of legal changes aimed at an inherently resistant court system. We also were curious about the lack of studies examining the impact of these changes; we were particularly surprised to find that no one had attempted to ana lyze the impact of the reforms in more than one jurisdiction. Con vinced that untangling the effects of the reforms from the effects of contextual factors required a multijurisdictional study, we deeided to undertake the project. We quickly discovered that evaluating rape law reform in several jurisdictions would be no easy task. We had deeided that such an evaluation would require monthly data on the outcome of rape cases before and after the reforms were implemented, as weIl as qualitative data on the attitudes of criminal justice officials toward the reforms. Because states do not generate monthly data on case outcomes, we would have to collect the data ourse1ves from court records main tained by individual jurisdictions. To obtain an adequate number of cases for the time-series analysis, we would have to select our sites from large urban jurisdictions scattered throughout the United States.

Author : Elizabeth A. Sheehy
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780776619774

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Sexual Assault in Canada by Elizabeth A. Sheehy Pdf

Sexual Assault in Canada is the first English-language book in almost two decades to assess the state of sexual assault law and legal practice in Canada. Gathering together feminist scholars, lawyers, activists and policy-makers, it presents a picture of the difficult issues that Canadian women face when reporting and prosecuting sexual violence. The volume addresses many themes including the systematic undermining of women who have been sexually assaulted, the experiences of marginalized women, and the role of women’s activism. It explores sexual assault in various contexts, including professional sports, the doctor–patient relationship, and residential schools. And it highlights the influence of certain players in the reporting and litigation of sexual violence, including health care providers, social workers, police, lawyers and judges. Sexual Assault in Canada provides both a multi-faceted assessment of the progress of feminist reforms to Canadian sexual assault law and practice, and articulates a myriad of new ideas, proposed changes to law, and inspired activist strategies. This book was created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Jane Doe’s remarkable legal victory against the Toronto police for sex discrimination in the policing of rape and for negligence in failing to warn her of a serial rapist. The case made legal history and motivated a new generation of feminist activists. This book honours her pioneering work by reflecting on how law, legal practice and activism have evolved over the past decade and where feminist research and reform should lead in the years to come.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Child sexual abuse
ISBN : UOM:39015011366047

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Federal Rape Law Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Pdf

Author : Jeanne Marsh,Alison A. Geist,Nathan Caplan
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015020817550

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Rape and the Limits of Law Reform by Jeanne Marsh,Alison A. Geist,Nathan Caplan Pdf

Author : Melanie Randall,Jennifer Koshan,Patricia Nyaundi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782258612

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The Right to Say No by Melanie Randall,Jennifer Koshan,Patricia Nyaundi Pdf

Marital rape stands at the intersection of the socio-legal issues arising from both domestic violence and sexual assault. For centuries, women who suffered sexual assault perpetrated by their spouses had no legal recourse. A man's conjugal rights included his right to have sexual intercourse with his wife regardless of whether she consented. This right has been recognised in law, and still is in some jurisdictions today. This book emerges from the research undertaken by an innovative, multi-country, academic, collaborative project dedicated to comparatively analysing the legal treatment of sexual assault in intimate relationships, with a view to challenging the legal impunity for and inadequate legal responses to this form of gendered violence.

Author : Susan Brownmiller
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781480441958

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Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller Pdf

DIVDIVSusan Brownmiller’s groundbreaking bestseller uncovers the culture of violence against women with a devastating exploration of the history of rape—now with a new preface by the author exposing the undercurrents of rape still present today/divDIV Rape, as author Susan Brownmiller proves in her startling and important book, is not about sex but about power, fear, and subjugation. For thousands of years, it has been viewed as an acceptable “spoil of war,” used as a weapon by invading armies to crush the will of the conquered. The act of rape against women has long been cloaked in lies and false justifications./divDIV It is ignored, tolerated, even encouraged by governments and military leaders, misunderstood by police and security organizations, freely employed by domineering husbands and lovers, downplayed by medical and legal professionals more inclined to “blame the victim,” and, perhaps most shockingly, accepted in supposedly civilized societies worldwide, including the United States./divDIV Against Our Will is a classic work that has been widely credited with changing prevailing attitudes about violence against women by awakening the public to the true and continuing tragedy of rape around the globe and throughout the ages./divDIV Selected by the New York Times Book Review as an Outstanding Book of the Year and included among the New York Public Library’s Books of the Century, Against Our Will remains an essential work of sociological and historical importance./divDIV/div/div

Author : Clare McGlynn,Vanessa E. Munro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136974786

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Rethinking Rape Law by Clare McGlynn,Vanessa E. Munro Pdf

Rethinking Rape Law provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of contemporary rape laws, across a range of jurisdictions. In a context in which there has been considerable legal reform of sexual offences, Rethinking Rape Law engages with developments spanning national, regional and international frameworks. It is only when we fully understand the differences between the law of rape in times of war and in times of peace, between common law and continental jurisdictions, between societies in transition and societies long inured to feminist activism, that we are able to understand and evaluate current practices, with a view to change and a better future for victims of sexual crimes. Written by leading authors from across the world, this is the first authoritative text on rape law that crosses jurisdictions, examines its conceptual and theoretical foundations, and sets the law in its policy context. It is destined to become the primary source for scholarly work and debate on sexual offences laws.

Author : Susan Caringella
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 0231134258

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Addressing Rape Reform in Law and Practice by Susan Caringella Pdf

The first comprehensive book on rape since Susan Brownmiller's Against Our Will and Susan Estrich's Real Rape, this volume probes every aspect of rape law and the discrepancies between ideal law (on the books) and real law (in action). Susan Caringella canvasses the success and failure of reform in the United States, as well as Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, and assesses alternative perspectives on rape reform, making use of theoretical models, court cases and statistical data. She uniquely delineates a creative model for change while addressing the discretion that undermines efforts at change. This includes charging the accused and plea bargaining, confronting a lack of transparency and accountability in implementing law, and acquiring funding for such changes.

Author : Law Reform Commission of Victoria
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Rape
ISBN : 0730623130

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Rape by Law Reform Commission of Victoria Pdf

Author : Patricia Weiser Easteal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 1862873046

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Balancing the Scales by Patricia Weiser Easteal Pdf

The past two decades have seen a succession of reforms to sexual assault laws in all Australian jurisdictions. This book examines how effective these reforms have been in light of the fact that such changes challenge the "traditional" social norms of the legal system: male dominance, acceptability of male violence, and women's responsibility for male violence. Has a better balance been struck between the rights of victims to protection, assistance, and compensation and the rights of accused to a fair trial and preservation of the presumption of innocence? And what still remains to be done? These and many other questions are those explored by the contributors.

Author : ACT Law Reform Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law reform
ISBN : 0642601038

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Report on the Laws Relating to Sexual Assault by ACT Law Reform Commission Pdf

Author : Lillian Artz,Dee Smythe
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 0702179388

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Should We Consent? by Lillian Artz,Dee Smythe Pdf

South Africa has one of the highest levels of reported rape in the world, and legislative reform was seen as an essential step towards shifting the understanding of rape and its treatment within the criminal justice system. Since 1996 the activism has focused on the South African Law Reform Commission's investigation into sexual offences, and the parliamentary process, which culminated at the end of 2007 in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act. Drawing on a body of empirical, social and legal scholarship, this unique text charts the critical social and legal debates and jurisprudential developments that took place during the rape law reform process. Should We Consent? also provides important insights into the engagement of civil society with law reform and includes thoughtful and contemporary discussions on topics such as 'defining' rape, HIV, sexual offences against children and sentencing of sexual offenders.

Author : Nicola Henry,Anastasia Powell,Asher Flynn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137476159

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Rape Justice by Nicola Henry,Anastasia Powell,Asher Flynn Pdf

This book explores the burgeoning interest in alternative and innovative justice responses to sexual violence both within and outside the legal system. It explores the limits of criminal law for achieving 'rape justice' and highlights possibilities for expanding how we think about justice in the aftermath of sexual violence.

Author : Anna Carline,Patricia Easteal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317815242

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Shades of Grey - Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Women by Anna Carline,Patricia Easteal Pdf

Arguing that law must be looked at holistically, this book investigates the ‘hidden gender’ of the so-called neutral or objective legal principles that structure the law addressing violence against women. Adopting an explicitly feminist perspective, it investigates how legal responses to violence against women presuppose, maintain and perpetuate a certain context that may not in fact reflect women’s experiences. Carline and Easteal draw upon relevant legislation, case law and secondary studies from a range of territories, including Australia, England and Wales, the United States, Canada and Europe, to contextualize and critique different policy responses. They go on to examine the potential and limits of law, making recommendations for best practice models of policymaking and law reform. Aiming to help improve government, community and legal responses to women who experience violence, Shades of Grey – Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Women: Law Reform and Society will assist law-makers, academics, policymakers and a wider audience in understanding the complexities of violence against women.

Author : Andrew E. Taslitz
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780814783429

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Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom by Andrew E. Taslitz Pdf

Rape law reform has been a stunning failure. Defense lawyers persist in emphasizing victims' characters over defendants' behavior. Reform's goals of increasing rape report and conviction rates have generally not been achieved. In Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom, Andrew Taslitz locates the cause of rape reform failure in the language lawyers use, and the cultural stories upon which they draw to dominate rape victims in the courtroom. Cultural stories about rape, Taslitz argues, such as the provocatively dressed woman "asking for it," are at the root of many unconscious prejudices that determine jury views. He connects these stories with real-life examples, such as the Mike Tyson and Glen Ridge rape trials, to show how rape stereotypes are used by defense lawyers to gain acquittals for their clients. Building on Deborah Tannen's pathbreaking research on the differences between male and female speech, Taslitz also demonstrates how word choice, tone, and other lawyers' linguistic tactics work to undermine the confidence and the credibility of the victim, weakening her voice during the trial. Taslitz provides politically realistic reform proposals, consistent with feminist theories of justice, which promise to improve both the adversary system in general and the way that the system handles rape cases.