Women and the Law: What the Future Holds (From Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century, P 318-325, Roslyn Muraskin and Albert R. Roberts, eds. - see NCJ-158451)

• NCJ Number: 158472
• Author(s): R Muraskin
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice-Hall, Inc
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter discusses the unique position of women in society as victims and their status under the law.

Abstract

The chapter focuses on discrimination against women as it is manifested through the prevalence of sexual harassment; the outcome of litigation related to sexual harassment, particularly in the workplace; and the prosecution of rape. The agenda for change proposed here would encompass more mandated services available to all women victims of every type of sexual assault; the passage of laws protecting the confidentiality of victims; and an emphasis on the sensitive treatment of sexual assault victims by employers, police, and other players in the criminal justice system. 4 references