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Rape, Gender and Class

Intersections in Courtroom Narratives

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  • © 2022

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Authors:
  1. Ellen Daly

    1. Policing Institute for the Eastern Region, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK

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  • Discusses the latest, emerging issues in rape trials to provide insights for research, policy and practice
  • Draws on new court observation data to inform timely discussions around criminal justice responses to rape
  • Discusses the current mechanisms that serve to undermine and retraumatise victim-survivors in the courtroom

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Ellen Daly
    Pages 1-14

  3. Rape Myths in the Courtroom

    • Ellen Daly
    Pages 15-67

  4. Respectability

    • Ellen Daly
    Pages 69-103

  5. Honesty and Excuses

    • Ellen Daly
    Pages 105-146

  6. What Needs to Change?

    • Ellen Daly
    Pages 147-164

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 165-192
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About this book

This book provides a timely analysis of the use of cultural narratives and narratives of credibility in rape trials in England and Wales, drawing on court observation methods. It draws on data from rape and sexual assault trials in 2019 which is used to examine the current status of newly emerging issues such as the use of digital evidence and the impacts of increasing policy attention on rape trials. Drawing on the concept of master narratives, the book provides an examination of rape myths and broader cultural narratives focussing on the intersections of gender and class and it also touches on the intersections of age, (dis)ability and mental health. It emphasizes the importance of situating rape myth debates and sexual violence research within a broader cultural context and thus argues for widening the lens with which rape myths in the courtroom, as well as in the wider criminal justice system, are viewed in research and contemporary debates. The findings presented in this book will help further discussion at a critical time by enabling scholars, as well as practitioners and policymakers, to better understand the current mechanisms that serve to undermine and retraumatise victim-survivors in the courtroom. It seeks to  inform further research as well as positive changes to policy and practice.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Policing Institute for the Eastern Region, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK

    Ellen Daly

About the author

Ellen is Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University's Policing Institute for the Eastern Region, UK, where she recently completed her PhD in Criminology. Ellen has previously studied at the internationally recognised Child and Women Abuse Studies Unit in London and has over 7 years of practice-based experience working with victim-survivors of sexual violence. In her most recent research work, Ellen has worked on an evaluation of independent legal representation for rape complainants in North East England, and in other research work has examined state compensation for rape complainants, and the reporting of disability hate crime. 

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