Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes -Sexual Assault, Willi Hennig, Flunitrazepam

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Jacob Fisher

Document Summary

Criticisms of earlier law: no provision for spousal rape, male as victim or female as assailant, husbands could not be charged with raping their wives a woman could not legally refuse her husband"s demands, victim"s prior sexual history could be considered evidence of consent and credibility of her testimony, no provision for sexual assault not involving sex, rape complaints had to made immediately after attack. 1983 criminal code was replaced by 3 gender neutral crimes of sexual assault; depended on amount of force used and degree of injury sustained; purpose to stress violent nature and encourage victims to report crimes. 1. (simple) sexual assault wide range of non consensual sexual experiences (i. e. unwanted touching, forced oral, anal or vaginal sex, sexual violence causing physical injury or disfigurement: sexual assault with a weapon causing serious injury or endangering the life or causing bodily harm, aggravated sexual assault.