Closing the Justice Gap for Adult and Child Sexual Assault Rethinking the Adversarial Trial /
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| Summary: | XI, 719 p. 22 illus., 21 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-32051-3 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 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.