Justice and Research Evidence

Synopsis: This talk and panel discussion presented by the Birkbeck School of Law at Birkbeck, University of London, on 17 June 2014, concerns the use of research evidence to police rape cases, focusing on the current debate around why rape is so difficult to prosecute in England and Wales. In June 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police published an action plan o improve their working relationship with the hope this would result in more convictions. This talk raises a number of key questions not only about the response of the criminal justice system to these rape complaints, but to the very heart of what rape ‘is’ as a criminal offence. Professor Betsy Stanko gives the main presentation followed by a discussion with Harriet Wistrich and Paul Turnbull. [106 minutes]
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2014
Subjects: Law; Women’s studies
Keywords: criminal law; justice; legal issues; rape; legal evidence

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