Complainant's attractiveness was not related to perceptions of blameworthiness of complainant or punishment of defendant. Overall, legal factors of injury level, prior offending, and intoxication mattered more
and in this case, it's especially important because there are legal implications behind everything that is going on with the assault. There are definitions that must be adhered to because there is a major difference between the types of punishment that may occur in a court of law. Also,...
The Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003 created a series of distinct sexual offences: (s1) rape (s2) assault by penetration; (s3) sexual assault; and (s4) causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, the cornerstone of which is the concept of consent.Footnote5 Following a nu...
"What example does it set to young people bravely speaking up if these serious and upsetting incidents are treated with indifference or, worse, punishment?" "All claims should be taken seriously and handled sensitively, and schools should be working to stamp out a culture that allows sexual har...
The UK sexual assault referral centre model represents this fight, but over 25 years since the first one opened in Manchester, UK, much of the country's population still does not have access to such a service, and victims will be typically examined by a male doctor in a police station. ...
The number of recorded rapes in Japan increased to approximately 3,940 cases in 2024 from the previous year. The number of reported non-consensual indecencies also increased to nearly 7,000 cases. In 2023, amendments to the Penal Code expanded the definition of rape, which up to that point...
laws, not you personally. Your testimony is instrumental in the case against your assaulter, but you are not in control of the case. You may receive personal closure from your assaulter facing criminal punishment, but in the end, you’ll still be left with the consequences of your assault....
sexual assault to sexual remarks and inappropriate relationships between coaches and gymnasts. Other examples of problematic behaviours reported to Whyte were gymnasts being tickled, touched on the bottom unnecessarily during gymnastic moves, threatened with being kissed as a punishment for not following ...
§ 2. Police officers who, within the framework of their task and with a view to their success or to ensuring their own safety or that of other persons involved in the operation, commit strictly necessary offences shall remain immune from punishment, subject to the express approval of the pub...
The case sparked a public outcry after the woman's family filed a petition with Moon's office on Tuesday calling for a thorough investigation and punishment for those involved. More than 326,000 people have signed it so far. Moon ordered an investigation on Thursday including...