03155nam 22007213u 450 991078205990332120230422045406.00-8147-8437-210.18574/nyu/9780814784372(CKB)1000000000522487(EBL)865935(OCoLC)780425943(SSID)ssj0000232583(PQKBManifestationID)11187963(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232583(PQKBWorkID)10214758(PQKB)10037411(MiAaPQ)EBC865935(DE-B1597)548618(DE-B1597)9780814784372(EXLCZ)99100000000052248720131125d1999|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrRape and the Culture of the Courtroom[electronic resource]New York NYU Press19991 online resource (222 p.)Critical America SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-8229-9 Contents; Acknowledgments; Note to the Reader; Introduction; I Patriarchal Stories; 1 Cultural Rape Narratives; 2 Cultural Rape Narratives in the Courtroom; 3 A Fair Fight; II Lawyers' Language in the Courtroom; 4 Gendered Language; 5 Lawyers' Language and the Rape Trial; III Feminist Evidence Law; 6 Market Failure; 7 Group Voices; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the AuthorRape law reform has been a stunning failure. Defense lawyers persist in emphasizing victims' characters over defendants' behavior. Reform's goals of increasing rape report and conviction rates have generally not been achieved. In Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom , Andrew Taslitz locates the cause of rape reform failure in the language lawyers use, and the cultural stories upon which they draw to dominate rape victims in the courtroom. Cultural stories about rape, Taslitz argues, such as the provocatively dressed woman ""asking for it,"" are at the root of many unconscious prejudices thatCritical America SeriesAdversary system (Law) -- United StatesLaw reform -- United StatesRape -- United StatesRapeUnited StatesAdversary system (Law)United StatesLaw reformUnited StatesCriminal Law & Procedure - U.SHILCCLaw - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCAdversary system (Law) -- United States.Law reform -- United States.Rape -- United States.RapeAdversary system (Law)Law reformCriminal Law & Procedure - U.S.Law - U.S.Law, Politics & Government345.73/02532Taslitz Andrew E.1956-2014.1108996AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910782059903321Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom3747035UNINA