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Draws upon 13 months of court observations to examine rape trials in England and Wales
Explores the ways in which the underlying contexts of the criminal justice system contribute to ongoing problems experienced by rape survivors
Reveals new theories as to why rape myths remain so pervasive even within the courts
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the practicalities of court, use of rape myths and sexual history evidence, underlying principles of adversarial justice and the impact of inequalities embedded within English and Welsh legal culture. This engaging and highly significant study is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the criminal courts and their responses to rape, including practitioners and students of criminology, sociology, and law.
Keywords
- Rape
- Sociological Approaches to Rape
- Legal Approaches to Rape
- Rape Survivors
- Trials
- Rape Myths
- England
- Wales
- Survivor Experience
- court observation data
- video technology
- intimidation
- public gallery
- sexual violence
- gendered stereotypes
- ‘rational’ behaviour
- Sexual History Evidence
- consent
- policy reform
- societal inequalities
- juries and criminal trials
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Olivia Smith
About the author
Olivia Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Olivia has co-convened the British Sociological Association’s Violence Against Women Study Group and is working with women involved in prostitution at the Rahab Project.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rape Trials in England and Wales
Book Subtitle: Observing Justice and Rethinking Rape Myths
Authors: Olivia Smith
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75674-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75673-8Published: 06 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09295-5Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75674-5Published: 26 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 292
Topics: Victimology, Juries and Criminal Trials, Gender, Sexuality and Law, Criminal Justice, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime, Sexual Offending