Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and CanadaJames F. Hodgson, Debra S. Kelley Bloomsbury Academic, 2002 - 246 pages Drawing on the most recent studies, this collection of articles assesses and evaluates current criminal justice responses, policies, and practices regarding sexual violence in the United States and Canada. Focusing on methodological and ideological issues, rape law reform, criminal justice responses, social contexts of sexual assault, and community responses, authors from the fields of sociology, criminal justice, law, counseling, anthropology, biology, and psychology provide detailed studies of the problems and challenges involved in this very sensitive and important issue. The broad perspective provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the current state of criminal justice responses to sexual assault as well as the changes and progress being made in the area. By providing such extensive coverage, the volume also offers readers a guide to the very nature and extent of sexual violence and its consequences. |
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... accused : “ The need to remedy in- equality between the state and the accused is a major premise animating the rights of accused persons in ss . 7-14 of the Charter " ( McInnes and Boyle 1995 , 346 ) . The inequalities inherent to the ...
... accused : At the first stage , prior to any disclosure , the accused applies to the judge to determine in camera whether the records in question are " likely relevant ” to the issues at trial or to the competence of the complainant to ...
... accused concerning the sexual activity of the complainant with any person other than the accused " ; and to section 277 , " Evidence of sexual reputation , whether gen- eral or specific , is not admissible for the purpose of challenging ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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