Succumbing to the siren song : rape myths in sexual offender sentencing in B.C.
Sexual violence is characterized by inequality: it is a gendered crime whose perpetrators frequently escape criminal responsibility. The inequality of sexual violence has been masked and perpetuated by rape myths about ‘real’ sexual assault embedded in the law. Feminist reformers have struggled to h...
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University of British Columbia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46119 |