LEADER 03790nam 22007214a 450 001 9910777748403321 005 20230912143824.0 010 $a1-282-59371-4 010 $a9786612593710 010 $a0-7748-5600-9 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774856003 035 $a(CKB)1000000000752854 035 $a(OCoLC)226374746 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10203146 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281134 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205253 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281134 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10300254 035 $a(PQKB)11369406 035 $a(CaPaEBR)408612 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00208521 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412416 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10214493 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259371 035 $a(OCoLC)923444428 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/zh8nfp 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/408612 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412416 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3251876 035 $a(DE-B1597)661805 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774856003 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000752854 100 $a20070712h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJudicial decision making in child sexual abuse cases /$fMargaret M. Wright 210 1$aVancouver :$cUBC Press,$d2007. 210 4$aŠ2007 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 182 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-7748-1265-6 311 0 $a0-7748-1264-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-175) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tFigures and Tables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tRecent Events -- $tAsking the Questions -- $tThe Essential Offence -- $tThe Understandable Offender -- $tThe Invisible Victim -- $tThe Elevated Expert -- $tThe Court as a Site of Struggle -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aIn the 1980s, Canada witnessed a public outcry over child sexual abuse cases that were being reported in the media. Elected officials sought a remedy not through policy changes or other social mechanisms but rather through legal reforms. Amendments were made to the Criminal Code of Canada and sexual assault was redefined. The word "rape" was replaced with a continuum of sexual assault categories intended to reflect the full range of sexually intrusive behaviours. Most women's groups, having fought for recognition of harm done to women and children, supported this legislation, though some questioned the approach Margaret Wright examines how the courts have dealt with child sexual abuse cases since then and what effect the "resort to law" has had. Analyzing the sentencing phase of these cases, she demonstrates that although the laws may have changed, their interpretation still depends on the social construction of children at the court level and on judges' own understanding of what constitutes child sexual abuse. Judicial Decision Making in Child Sexual Abuse Cases is a rich and detailed study of the court process that will be welcomed by students and scholars of law and society, social work, criminal justice, and social policy 606 $aChild sexual abuse$zCanada$vCases 606 $aChild sexual abuse$zCanada 606 $aJudicial process$zCanada 615 0$aChild sexual abuse 615 0$aChild sexual abuse 615 0$aJudicial process 676 $a345.71/0253602643 700 $aWright$b Margaret M$g(Margaret Mary),$f1948-$01538912 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777748403321 996 $aJudicial decision making in child sexual abuse cases$93789409 997 $aUNINA