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UNINA9910785515703321 |
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Autore |
Caringella Susan |
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Titolo |
Addressing rape reform in law and practice [[electronic resource] /] / Susan Caringella |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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345.02532 |
345.73/02532 |
345.7302532 |
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Soggetti |
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Rape - United States |
Sex crimes - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Background to Rape Reform -- 2. Legal Change 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 -- 14. Discussion of the Model Array -- 15. Advantages of a Paradigm Shift -- 16. Recommendations Complementing the Model Rape Law -- 17. Moving Forward -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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