LEADER 04265nam 22007335 450 001 9910425157703321 005 20251030103918.0 010 $a9781137320513 010 $a1137320516 024 7 $a10.1057/978-1-137-32051-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000011515523 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6381317 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-32051-3 035 $a(Perlego)3482042 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011515523 100 $a20201021d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aClosing the Justice Gap for Adult and Child Sexual Assault $eRethinking the Adversarial Trial /$fby Anne Cossins 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aLondon :$cPalgrave Macmillan UK :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (XI, 719 p. 22 illus., 21 illus. in color.) 311 08$a9781137320490 311 08$a1137320494 311 08$a9781137320506 311 08$a1137320508 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature and Effects Of Adversarialism: Jury Decision Making In Sexual Assault Trials -- 3. Factors That Predict Outcomes in Sexual Assault Trials -- 4. ?Commonsense? Or ?Life Experience?: Jurors? Perceptions Of Guilt -- 5. ?No Means Yes And Yes Means Anal?: The Cultural Climate In Which Sex Offences Are Prosecuted -- 6. The Nature And Effects Of Adversarialism . Sites Of Activation For Heuristic Reasoning Processes -- 7. Modernisation Of The Substantive Law Of Consent -- 8. Cross Examination In Sexual Assault Trials: Evidentiary Safeguard Or An Opportunity To Confuse? -- 9. Contemporary Reforms To Cross-Examination -- 10 . The Problems Facing Reformers Of The Sexual Assault Trial -- 11. Achieving Best Evidence For Vulnerable Witnesses: The Use Of Trauma-Informed Theory To Reform The Sexual Assault Trial -- 12. Reform Measures: The Devil Is In The Detail. 330 $aThis book examines the justice gap and trial process for sexual assault against both adults and children in two jurisdictions: England and Wales and New South Wales, Australia. Drawing on decades of research, it investigates the reality of the policing and prosecution of sexual assault offences ? often seen as one of the ?hardest crimes to prosecute? ? across two similar jurisdictions. Despite the introduction of many reform options, satisfactory outcomes for victims and the public are still difficult to obtain. Cossins takes a new approach by examining the structures of power within the trial process, to show how and at what points that process is weighted against complainants of sexual assault, in order to make thought-out suggestions for reform. She argues that this justice gap is a result of myths and misconceptions about rape which can be eliminated by a radical replacement of the adversarial system with a trauma-informed system. This book takes into consideration the psychological literature and speaks to students and academics across subjects including law, criminology, gender studies and psychology, and to practitioners in law and victim services, and policy-makers. 606 $aCritical criminology 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aCriminal behavior 606 $aCriminal law 606 $aCriminology 606 $aSex 606 $aCritical Criminology 606 $aHuman Rights 606 $aCriminal Behavior 606 $aCriminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law 606 $aCrime Control and Security 606 $aGender Studies 615 0$aCritical criminology. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aCriminal behavior. 615 0$aCriminal law. 615 0$aCriminology. 615 0$aSex. 615 14$aCritical Criminology. 615 24$aHuman Rights. 615 24$aCriminal Behavior. 615 24$aCriminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. 615 24$aCrime Control and Security. 615 24$aGender Studies. 676 $a345.0253 700 $aCossins$b Anne$0926064 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910425157703321 996 $aClosing the justice gap for adult and child sexual assault$92079171 997 $aUNINA