Addressing Rape Reform in Law and Practice

Susan Caringella

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Columbia University Press
20 November 2008

Jurisprudence & general issues; Offences against the person

The first comprehensive book on rape since Susan Brownmiller's Against Our Will and Susan Estrich's Real Rape, this volume probes every aspect of rape law and the discrepancies between ideal law (on the books) and real law (in action). Susan Caringella canvasses the success and failure of reform in the United States, as well as Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, and assesses alternative perspectives on rape reform, making use of theoretical models, court cases and statistical data. She uniquely delineates a creative model for change while addressing the discretion that undermines efforts at change. This includes charging the accused and plea bargaining, confronting a lack of transparency and accountability in implementing law, and acquiring funding for such changes.

By: Susan Caringella
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 496g
ISBN: 9780231134255
ISBN 10: 0231134258
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 20 November 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Acknowledgments 1. Background to Rape Reform 2. Legal Chnage Sweeps the Nation 3. Failures and Successes 4. Avenues for and Attitudes About Victims 5. The Legal Landscape 6. Affirmative Consent Reform Models 7. Consent and Voluntariness, Agreement/Nonconsent and Involuntariness, Nonagreement 8. Presumptive Nonagreement 9. Mens Rea 10. Applying Recklessness and Negligence 11. Defenses 12. Sexual Assault Under Duress and Fraud 13. Reforming Rape Reforms: Outline of the Model Array 14. Discussion of the Model Array 15. Advantages of a Paradigm Shift 16. Recommendations Complementing the Model Rape Law 17. Moving Forward: Social Institutions, Structures, and Processes Notes, 291 References, 317 Index, 331

Susan Caringella is a professor of gender and women's studies in the Department of Sociology's Criminal Justice Program at Western Michigan University. An internationally renowned expert on rape, feminism, and criminology, she is deputy editor of the Journal of Women and Criminal Justice and an editorial board member for the Journal of Violence Against Women and Feminist Criminology.