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Shaky Science: Shaken Baby Syndrome And Its Disproportionate Impact On False Convictions Of Women Of Color, Shae A. Woodburn
Shaky Science: Shaken Baby Syndrome And Its Disproportionate Impact On False Convictions Of Women Of Color, Shae A. Woodburn
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a controversial diagnosis and an even more controversial basis for conviction. The syndrome is questioned by scientists and doctors who have yet to come to a consensus on its diagnosis. Courts have permitted SBS evidence to be admitted in criminal trials, and many people have been convicted solely on the basis of this controversial diagnosis. This Note seeks to analyze the history of SBS, the conflicts in the medical and scientific community, standards of evidence that permit its admission in court, and how all of these factors converge in a way that disproportionately impacts women …
Curing Corrective Rape: Socio-Legal Perspectives On Sexual Violence Against Black Lesbians In South Africa, Waruguru Gaitho
Curing Corrective Rape: Socio-Legal Perspectives On Sexual Violence Against Black Lesbians In South Africa, Waruguru Gaitho
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Corrective rape can be defined as a hate crime that entails the rape of any member of a group that does not conform to gender or sexual orientation norms, where the motive of the perpetrator is to “correct” the individual, fundamentally combining gender-based violence and homophobic violence. In the South African context, these biases intersect with systemic racism, producing a disproportionate impact on Black, queer, womxn. While the legal framework has evolved to better address sexual violence crimes, Black lesbians remain prone to falling through the legal cracks, and South African society continues to sanction the homophobia and misogyny that …
Increasing Accountability For Rape In Liberia: The Need For A Forensic System To Increase The Success Rates Of Prosecution, Pela Boker Wilson
Increasing Accountability For Rape In Liberia: The Need For A Forensic System To Increase The Success Rates Of Prosecution, Pela Boker Wilson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
The need for a fully functioning forensic system has been identified by the Liberian government and international partners, but it has not been addressed. This Article argues that despite a robust framework put in place to create accountability for rape, Liberia needs a system of collecting and processing forensic evidence to increase the success rate of prosecutions that currently fail due to the inadequacy of non-forensic evidence.
Relieved Of All Punishment By Human Hands: The Status Of International Criminal Convictions, Dorothy M. Canevari
Relieved Of All Punishment By Human Hands: The Status Of International Criminal Convictions, Dorothy M. Canevari
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The "Victim-Perpetrator" Dilemma: The Role Of State Safe Harbor Laws In Creating A Presumption Of Coercion For Human Trafficking Victims, Matthew Myatt
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Shorter": An Analysis Of Lenient Sentencing For Female Sex Offenders In The United States, Deborah Goodwin
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Shorter": An Analysis Of Lenient Sentencing For Female Sex Offenders In The United States, Deborah Goodwin
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Icc Policy Paper On Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes: A Crucial Step For International Criminal Law, Valerie Oosterveld
The Icc Policy Paper On Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes: A Crucial Step For International Criminal Law, Valerie Oosterveld
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Voting To End Vulnerability: Understanding The Recent Proliferation Of State-Level Child Sex Trafficking Legislation, Kate Price, Keith Gunnar Bentele
Voting To End Vulnerability: Understanding The Recent Proliferation Of State-Level Child Sex Trafficking Legislation, Kate Price, Keith Gunnar Bentele
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This Article first focuses on the history of CSEC (commercially sexually exploited children) legislation in the United States by contextualizing the history of state anti-trafficking laws within the larger anti-trafficking policy framework of federal U.S. statutes and United Nations’ (U.N.) protocols. The second and third sections address the variables, statistical model, and results of our data analysis. The fourth section discusses the implications of these findings. The Article concludes with practical considerations for future CSEC legislative efforts on the state level.
Protecting The Imperfect Victim: Expanding “Safe Harbors” To Adult Victims Of Sex Trafficking, Christine Anchan
Protecting The Imperfect Victim: Expanding “Safe Harbors” To Adult Victims Of Sex Trafficking, Christine Anchan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
When Sex Trafficking Victims Turn Eighteen: The Problematic Focus On Force, Fraud, And Coercion In U.S. Human Trafficking Laws, Julianne Siegfriedt
When Sex Trafficking Victims Turn Eighteen: The Problematic Focus On Force, Fraud, And Coercion In U.S. Human Trafficking Laws, Julianne Siegfriedt
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Does Removing The Force Element Matter?: An Empirical Comparison Of Rape Statistics In Massachusetts And Colorado, Peter Landsman
Does Removing The Force Element Matter?: An Empirical Comparison Of Rape Statistics In Massachusetts And Colorado, Peter Landsman
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Increasing Victimization Through Fetal Abuse Redefinition, Margaret Kelly
Increasing Victimization Through Fetal Abuse Redefinition, Margaret Kelly
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Hear Me Now: The Admission Of Expert Testimony On Battered Women's Syndrome—An Evidentiary Approach, Matthew Fine
Hear Me Now: The Admission Of Expert Testimony On Battered Women's Syndrome—An Evidentiary Approach, Matthew Fine
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Transcending The Criminal Law's "One Size Fits All" Response To Domestic Violence, Hannah Brenner
Transcending The Criminal Law's "One Size Fits All" Response To Domestic Violence, Hannah Brenner
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Domestic violence is no longer a private matter confined within the four walls of the home. The shift from private to public is connected with marked progress within the legal system, which strives to protect victims and hold batterers accountable through a myriad of specific responses that have ranged from attitudinal and logistical shifts from law enforcement to increased attention within legal education to a general acknowledgment of the impact of domestic violence on individual victims, children, families, and the broader community to the passage of federal and state legislation.
The state legislative landscape has historically centered around a very …
When Gender Meets Sex: An Exploratory Study Of Women Who Seduce Adolescent Boys, Kay L. Levine
When Gender Meets Sex: An Exploratory Study Of Women Who Seduce Adolescent Boys, Kay L. Levine
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This article describes the origins, design, and implications of a new study exploring female-perpetrated statutory rape against adolescent boys in the United States. In contrast to both legal frameworks, which typically regard statutory rape as a male-on-female phenomenon, and existing literature from the fields of psychology and psychiatry derived from clinical samples and sex offender registries, this study examines the incidence of female-perpetrated statutory rape using data from electronic news reports covering the period 1990-2008. In this short article, the author explains the advantages of her approach over those taken by prior scholars, in terms of the size of the …
Speech: Latinas And Their Families In Detention: The Growing Intersection Of Immigration Law And Criminal Law, Sandra Guerra Thompson
Speech: Latinas And Their Families In Detention: The Growing Intersection Of Immigration Law And Criminal Law, Sandra Guerra Thompson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In this article, Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson explores the growing enforcement of immigration law within the interior of the United States and the growing intersection of the criminal justice system and immigration law. Through the use of worksite enforcement sweeps and immigration screening by state and local law enforcement, growing numbers of undocumented persons are being taken into custody by federal immigration officials. She examines the plight of women and families held in detention centers under what are often deplorable conditions. Ironically, immigration detention centers offer fewer resources than those available in most state prisons. The immigration law judicial system …
"She Breaks Just Like A Little Girl": Neonaticide, The Insanity Defense, And The Irrelevance Of "Ordinary Common Sense", Michael L. Perlin
"She Breaks Just Like A Little Girl": Neonaticide, The Insanity Defense, And The Irrelevance Of "Ordinary Common Sense", Michael L. Perlin
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
"Lady Madonna, Children At Your Feet": Tragedies At The Intersection Of Motherhood, Mental Illness And The Law, Michelle Oberman
"Lady Madonna, Children At Your Feet": Tragedies At The Intersection Of Motherhood, Mental Illness And The Law, Michelle Oberman
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker
The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Neonaticide And The Misuse Of The Insanity Defense, Megan C. Hogan
Neonaticide And The Misuse Of The Insanity Defense, Megan C. Hogan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Pink Elephants In The Rape Trial: The Problem Of Tort-Type Defenses In The Criminal Law Of Rape, Aya Gruber
Pink Elephants In The Rape Trial: The Problem Of Tort-Type Defenses In The Criminal Law Of Rape, Aya Gruber
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Feminist Legal Scholarship On Rape: A Maturing Look At One Form Of Violence Against Women, Morrison Torrey
Feminist Legal Scholarship On Rape: A Maturing Look At One Form Of Violence Against Women, Morrison Torrey
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Marital Rape: A Higher Standard Is In Order, Linda Jackson
Marital Rape: A Higher Standard Is In Order, Linda Jackson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.