Closing the Justice Gap for Adult and Child Sexual Assault

Closing the Justice Gap for Adult and Child Sexual Assault

Rethinking the Adversarial Trial

Cossins, Anne

Palgrave Macmillan

10/2020

719

Mole

Inglês

9781137320506

15 a 20 dias

945

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1. 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.
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Sexual assualt;Trauma;Rape myths;Trial Process;Legislative reform;Sex offenders;criminal justice;socio-legal;criminal trial;sexual violence;sexual abuse;human rights;victims;victimology