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050 4 _aKD7976.R3T463 2008
082 0 _a345.02532
100 1 _aTemkin, Jennifer.
245 1 0 _aSexual Assault and the Justice Gap :
_ba Question of Attitude.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bBloomsbury Publishing Plc,
_c2008.
264 4 _c©2008.
300 _a1 online resource (270 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aPrelims -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I The Background -- 1 The Justice Gap in Sexual Assault Cases -- 1.1 The problem of attrition -- 1.2 The legal background -- 1.3 Summary and conclusions -- 2 Stereotypes, Myths and Heuristics in the Perception of Sexual Assault -- 2.1 The 'real rape' stereotype -- 2.2 Rape myths and negative attitudes about rape victims -- 2.3 Rape stereotypes and police responses to rape complaints -- 2.4 The attribution of blame to victims of rape -- 2.5 Heuristics in the process of decision-making about sexual assault -- 2.6 Summary and conclusions -- 3 The Problem of the Jury in Sexual Assault Trials -- 3.1 The methodology of jury studies -- 3.2 Dealing with the evidence -- 3.3 The role of expert testimony -- 3.4 The judges summing up and non-verbal cues -- 3.5 Reaching a verdict -- Part II New Evidence -- 4 A Question of Attitude: Prospective Lawyers -- 4.1 Study 1: undergraduate law students and the real rape stereotype -- 4.2 Study 2: schematic processing by vocational law students -- 5 A Question of Attitude: The General Public -- 5.1 Study 3: exploring schematic processing by members of the public -- 5.2 Study 3: evaluating a rape-awareness poster campaign -- 5.3 General discussion and conclusions from the three studies -- 6 Rape, Rape Trials and the Justice Gap: Some Views from the Bench and Bar -- 6.1 Methodology of the interview study -- 6.2 The perceived problems -- 6.3 Attitudes towards rape and the justice gap -- 6.4 Summary and conclusions -- 7 Judges, Barristers and the Evidential Law in Action in Rape Cases -- 7.1 Corroboration -- 7.2 Sexual history -- 7.3 Third party disclosure -- 7.4 Summary and conclusions -- Part III Some Possible Solutions -- 8 Law Reform -- 8.1 Evidential issues -- 8.2 Consent and intoxication -- 8.3 Summary oand conclusions -- 9 Improving Rape Trials.
505 8 _a9.1 Abolishing the jury in sexual assault cases -- 9.2 Screening and selecting jurors -- 9.3 Assisting the jury -- 9.4 Making the jury accountable -- 9.5 Educating legal proffessionals -- 9.6 Appointment of more female judges? -- 9.7 Summary and conclusions -- 10 Changing Public Attitudes -- 10.1 Rape prevention programmes for college students -- 10.2 School-based interventions -- 10.3 Educating the general public about rape: using the media -- 10.4 Changing norms about sexual aggression -- 10.5 Summary and conclusion -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
520 _aThis book examines the attitudinal problems which bedevil the 'justice gap' in sexual assault cases and possible strategies for addressing them.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aRape.
650 0 _aRape -- Public opinion.
650 0 _aSex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
650 0 _aWomen -- Crimes against.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aKrahé, Barbara.
700 1 _aKrahé, Barbara.
700 1 _aBronaugh, Richard.
700 1 _aNeyers, Jason.
700 1 _aPitel, Stephen.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aTemkin, Jennifer
_tSexual Assault and the Justice Gap: a Question of Attitude
_dLondon : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2008
_z9781841136707
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1772612
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