Acquaintance rape : the hidden crime This is a book for social scientists as well as professionals in law enforcement, social work and psychology on the startlingly prevalent crime of acquaintance rape. Contains empirical findings related to acquaintance rape as well as pra... A Parrot,L Bechhofe...
Differences in state law will determine whether the penalties for rape and statutory rape are the same. In California, for example, rape is a felony, while statutory rape is a “wobbler” that can be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on the circumstances. For a conviction for...
Bisexual women reported greater rough sex frequency and enjoyment (54.1% indicated enjoying it “very much”). Implications for sexuality research and education are discussed.This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. ...
In other words, we assert that contending with sexual violence is a mandate for academics in fields that grapple with colonial violence—like Latinx criminology—to disrupt the structures and practices that enable sexual violence as a regular feature of academic discipline, exclusion, and punishment....
The conclusion is that the main impact of the statutory reform has been a symbolic and educative one for society at large, rather than an instrumental one for law enforcement. Implications are drawn from the results for the reformulation of rape law in terms of a well-reasoned principle of ...
What Is Statutory Rape? Statutory rape is a criminal action that occurs when an individual engages in sexual activities with someone under the age of consent for that state. It is important to note that statutory rape is a strict liability crime and the exact crime will differ by state. In...
irritating a minor in a way that is motivated by sexual interest (Penal Code 647.6 PC). Other states may combine some of these sexual activities into a single criminal statute, like sexual assault or a statutory rape law. Others may name them differently. For example, many states have a st...
You can also hire an attorney or take the matter to law enforcement, but Kim says that you should approach the latter option strategically. “The conversation we would have [with survivors] is, ‘If your ex knew you went to the police, are there more pictures or images? What else might...
Least heed has been paid to the fact that rape is much wider a term and as such should be given a much wider interpretation. Though giving it a wider interpretation may call for some difficulty but a solution should be devised if we want to completely do away with this phenomenon of ...
Illustrating how the law in action diverges from the law on the books, Saguy's comparative method provides unique insights into the mechanisms responsible for this divergence. In the United States, employers' fear of liability for sexual harassment is the engine that drives corporate policy-making ...