02711nam 2200601Ia 450 991081703290332120200520144314.00-8147-8437-210.18574/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)99100000000052248719980928d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRape and the culture of the courtroom /Andrew E. Taslitz1st ed.New York New York University Pressc19991 online resource (222 p.)Critical AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-8229-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-204) and index.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.RapeUnited StatesAdversary system (Law)United StatesLaw reformUnited StatesRapeAdversary system (Law)Law reform345.73/02532Taslitz Andrew E.1956-1108996MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817032903321Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom3968676UNINA