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Susan Caringella-Macdonald (1988)
Marxist and Feminist interpretations on the aftermath of rape reformsContemporary Crises, 12
Susan Caringella-Macdonald (1985)
The Comparability in Sexual and Nonsexual Assault Case Treatment: Did Statute Change Meet the Objective?Crime & Delinquency, 31
V. Waye (1992)
Rape and the Unconscionable Bargain
G. Geis, J. Marsh, Alison Geist, N. Caplan (1982)
Rape and the Limits of Law Reform
This paper provides a brief history of the Victorian Crimes (Rape) Act 1991 andexamines the role which social science research played in the development ofthis legislation. The Crimes (Rape) Act was modelled closely on a report of theLaw Reform Commission of Victoria. In preparing this report, the Commissionundertook a comprehensive quantitative study of rape prosecutions in Victoria,as well as drawing on empirical studies from other jurisdictions. The paperconcludes that the impact of the research on the development of the legislationwas limited by a number of factors: the decision-making process was relativelyunstructured, involved a large number of players, was highly politicised, andhad a high symbolic content. However, the collection and dissemination ofreliable data did take some of the heat and hyperbole out of the debate, andthereby facilitated a more constructive dialogue. This factor alone made theresearch worthwhile, given that the rape law reform had in the past been ahighly divisive issue in Victoria.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 1994
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