Rape law reform : a grassroots revolution and its impact /

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Author / Creator:Spohn, Cassia
Imprint:New York : Plenum Press, c1992.
Description:192 p. :bill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Plenum series in crime and justice
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1390968
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Other authors / contributors:Horney, Julie
ISBN:0306442841
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.

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505 0 0 |g 1.  |t The Rape Reform Movement.  |t Criticisms of Traditional Rape Law.  |t Reforming the Law.  |t Definitional Changes.  |t Consent Standard.  |t Corroboration Requirement.  |t Evidence of Victim's Sexual Conduct.  |t Previous Research --  |g 2.  |t Rape Law Reform in Six Jurisdictions.  |t Strong Reforms - Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.  |t Weak Reforms - Texas, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.  |t Rape Shield Laws.  |t Strong Shield Laws.  |t Weak Shield Laws.  |t Procedures for Determining Relevance.  |t Summary of Law Reforms --  |g 3.  |t Contextual Differences and Case-Processing Variations.  |t Case-Screening Procedures.  |t The Courtroom Work Group.  |t The Judiciary.  |t Prosecution and Defense.  |t Outside Influences.  |t Courtroom Work Groups and the Rape Law Reforms.  |t Case Processing and Case Outcomes.  |t Arrest and Indictment Rates.  |t Conviction Rates and Case Outcomes.  |t Case Processing and the Rape Law Reforms --  |g 4.  |t The Instrumental Effects of Reform.  |t Analytical Framework.  |t The "History" Threat.  |t Controls for the History Threat.  |t Data Sources.  |t Case Selection.  |t Dependent Variables.  |t Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.  |t Impact on Case Processing.  |t Detroit.  |t Chicago.  |t Philadelphia.  |t Washington, D.C.  |t Atlanta.  |t Houston.  |t Positive Impact.  |t Reports.  |t Indictments --  |g 5.  |t Officials' Evaluations of Rape Cases.  |t Assessments of the Importance of Evidence.  |t Extralegal Factors and Decision Making.  |t Officials' Assessments of Evidence.  |t Officials' Evaluations of Evidence and the Rape Law Reforms.  |t Responses to Rape Case Vignettes.  |t The Vignettes.  |t Analytic Procedure.  |t Admitting Sexual History Evidence.  |t Likelihood of Conviction.  |t Sentence Severity.  |t The Impact of Reforms on the Evaluation of Evidence --  |g 6.  |t Officials' Attitudes toward Sexual History Evidence.  |t Controversy Surrounding the Rape Shield Laws.  |t The Women's Rights Project Proposal.  |t Hypothetical Cases.  |t Analytic Techniques.  |t Results - Evidence Would Be Admitted.  |t Jurisdictional Differences.  |t Evidentiary Differences.  |t Results - Evidence Should Be Admitted.  |t Rape Shield Laws and Officials' Judgments of Relevance.  |t Influence of Variations in the Laws.  |t Influence of Informal Norms.  |t The Impact of Rape Shield Laws --  |g 7.  |t The Limits of Legal Reforms.  |t Definitional Changes.  |t Elimination of Corroboration and Resistance Requirements.  |t Requirements Not Serious Hurdles.  |t Importance of Corroboration and Resistance Evidence.  |t Rape Shield Laws.  |t Inherent Limitations of the Rape Shield Laws.  |t Implementation of the Rape Shield Laws.  |t Strong versus Weak Shield Laws.  |t Reform in Detroit.  |t Conclusion.  |t Victim-Oriented Reforms.  |t Value of Symbolic Change. 
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