This journal article outlines keys issues surrounding the use of juries in rape cases. It looks into some of the reasons why juries are failing, supported by relevant sources. Other aspects are also evaluated such as alternate reasons for why conviction rates are low in rape cases, looking at areas such as the CPS and funding. The journal alludes to alternate uses of juries and concludes that juries are fundamental in rape cases and in the British legal system, with suggestions to possible solutions and advancements to the use of using juries in trials overall
Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unrel...
Evidence about a rape complainant’s previous sexual history is restricted in English and Welsh trial...
This Article makes two main contributions to existing literature. First, it asserts that in deciding...
Reflects on the findings of research by Cheryl Thomas on juror deliberations and decision-making in ...
Juries in England and Wales have been an essential part of the legal system for centuries. They are ...
English and Welsh rape trials have long been recognized as problematic, with research highlighting t...
The law relating to rape is currently the subject of much debate following the Home Office figures w...
Sexual assault has among the highest rates of acquittal and lowest rates of proven guilt compared wi...
This article presents data from a study conducted by the Medical Research Council of South Africa, f...
Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unrel...
Background: Despite there being no legal distinction between different types of rapes (e.g., those c...
This thesis reviews the influence of prejudicial social attitudes on jury decision-making in rape tr...
Radical reform of the law of rape and the evidential rules surrounding it, changes in police procedu...
peer-reviewedThe existence of rape myths in the social consciousness and their potential to affect j...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available via Westlaw UKIn many common ...
Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unrel...
Evidence about a rape complainant’s previous sexual history is restricted in English and Welsh trial...
This Article makes two main contributions to existing literature. First, it asserts that in deciding...
Reflects on the findings of research by Cheryl Thomas on juror deliberations and decision-making in ...
Juries in England and Wales have been an essential part of the legal system for centuries. They are ...
English and Welsh rape trials have long been recognized as problematic, with research highlighting t...
The law relating to rape is currently the subject of much debate following the Home Office figures w...
Sexual assault has among the highest rates of acquittal and lowest rates of proven guilt compared wi...
This article presents data from a study conducted by the Medical Research Council of South Africa, f...
Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unrel...
Background: Despite there being no legal distinction between different types of rapes (e.g., those c...
This thesis reviews the influence of prejudicial social attitudes on jury decision-making in rape tr...
Radical reform of the law of rape and the evidential rules surrounding it, changes in police procedu...
peer-reviewedThe existence of rape myths in the social consciousness and their potential to affect j...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available via Westlaw UKIn many common ...
Criminal juries make decisions of great importance. A key criticism of juries is that they are unrel...
Evidence about a rape complainant’s previous sexual history is restricted in English and Welsh trial...
This Article makes two main contributions to existing literature. First, it asserts that in deciding...