SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Single Parent, Call Girl, Rape Shield Law
Document Summary
Figures from investigation of rape shows that victim most of the time know the rapists and it"s unlikely that the attack is going to come from a stranger. Family related hate is common; also a paradox - family helps but they can hinder as well. In educational institution, @ work, religious institution where hang take place - settings people are much more likely to report rape when stranger did it than when somebody of their own. This is bcz of stigma attach to rape (blaming the victim). Stigma is attached to pple in society and it can be used for ethnicity, race, gender etc. Rape shield law protects the identify of raped victim. A lot of he said she said in the trail. Kobe bryant- he said no, she said yes. Pseudonym- or jane due- so they don"t know who the victim is.