NCJ Number
125901
Journal
Law and Philosophy Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: (August 1989) Pages: 217-243
Date Published
1989
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This paper shows how the mythology surrounding rape enters into a criterion of "reasonableness" which operates through the legal system to make women vulnerable to unscrupulous victimization.
Abstract
It explores the possibility for changes in legal procedures and presumptions that would better serve women's interests and leave them less vulnerable to sexual violence. This requires that we reformulate the criterion of consent in terms of what is reasonable from a woman's point of view. 24 notes (Author abstract)