Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials - Is the Jury Out?

This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and presents original findings regarding the impact of this evidence on jurors.

List of contents

Chapter One - Introduction: Situating the Debate
Chapter Two – Mock Jury Simulations: Insights through the Looking Glass
Chapter Three - Sexual History Evidence: "The Canary in the Criminal Justice Mine?"
Chapter Four - Taking Stock: S.41 in Operation
Chapter Five - ‘No doesn’t always mean no’: Socio-Sexual Stereotypes and Heteronormativity
Chapter Six - ‘Was she that type of girl?’: Sexual History Evidence and Constructions of Complainant Credibility
Chapter Seven - Sexual History Evidence: A Complicating Factor?
Chapter Eight - Lessons to be Learnt from Other Jurisdictions?
Chapter Nine - Back to the Drawing Board?

About the author

Charlotte Herriott is a Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Charlotte's PhD, on which this book is based, was the first research in England and Wales to examine the impact of sexual history evidence on mock jury deliberations in rape trials. Her current research interests relate to sexual violence, particularly criminal justice responses and sexual violence within the UK armed forces. Charlotte is working with colleagues within ARU’s Veteran’s and Families Institute, examining the service justice system response to sexual offending and exploring military-specific factors which may complicate responses to sexual offending. She teaches on a variety of modules across the criminology programme, focusing mainly on areas of violence, sexual violence, and the criminal justice system.

Summary

This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and presents original findings regarding the impact of this evidence on jurors.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Herriott, Charlotte (Lecturer At Anglia Ruskin Uni Herriott
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032384801
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238480-1
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Jury, Gender & the law, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Law and society, gender issues, Social law and Medical law, Civil procedure: law of evidence