Lack of sexually related injuries does not mean rape victim was 'making it up,' says study
The absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are "making it up," a new study reveals.
The absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are "making it up," a new study reveals.
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Oct 6, 2023
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Rape cases involving vulnerable victims, such as those with extensive mental health problems, are least likely to progress through the criminal justice system and not result in conviction. This is just one of the findings ...
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Jul 12, 2013
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Rape trial juries need better guidance in the courtroom -- and a better understanding of rape victims -- to help them reach their verdict.
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Jun 25, 2009
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New research has found that two factors—an outdoor location and the presence of a weapon—have a significant bearing on the verdict of juries in cases of child stranger rape.
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Jan 13, 2020
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A hallmark of the #MeToo movement has been to make plain the ubiquity of sexual violence against women and the impunity with which some perpetrators get away with it again and again. Rape is the nation's most underreported ...
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Aug 26, 2020
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"Most people take language for granted, but not you … You and I both appreciate the power and specificity of words." This quote, taken from the recent Netflix series Manhunt: Unabomber, sums up nicely the notion that language ...
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Aug 22, 2018
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A call for a change in the law to class men, forced to have sex with women, as rape victims has been made in a new study by Lancaster University researchers published today.
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Jul 25, 2019
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Crime and memory experts at the University of Birmingham are working with partners in Africa who are developing a mobile phone app that could help to reduce sexual violence in poorer countries and bring its perpetrators to ...
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Dec 19, 2019
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When the news media reflects a "rape culture" in communities, more rapes occur but few arrests are made by local police, according to a new study.
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Oct 3, 2018
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Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial.
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Jan 23, 2024
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