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Citation

Burgin R. Br. J. Criminol. 2019; 59(2): 296-314.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/bjc/azy043

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article explores the persistence of narratives of force and resistance in rape trials, informed by a thematic analysis of rape trial transcripts from the County Court of Victoria, Australia, between 2009 and 2015. Legislative reform in Victoria has moved towards an affirmative consent standard, requiring active communication by all parties to a sexual act. Such a standard should safeguard against narratives of force and resistance in rape trials, and place the onus on the accused to establish consent. This article argues that the concepts of force and resistance continue to be drawn upon by prosecutors and defence counsel. Considering this evidence, this article contends that rape law reform has been largely symbolic rather than substantive in legally securing women's sexual equality.

© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (ISTD). All rights reserved.


Language: en

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