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Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice and Law and Order

Julie Stubbs
University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Women Against Violence, Vol. 14, pp. 14-26, July 2003
Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/17

Abstract:
This article engages with questions about the role of the criminal justice system in responding to sexual assault. The author demonstrates the limitations of policies based on deterrence, and sentencing by reference to statistics on the processing (or not) of reported sexual offences in NSW. She also challenges the assumption that punitive policies allied with law and order rhetoric provide improved safety for women.

Keywords: Sexual assault, attrition rates, criminal justice, law and order politics

JEL Classifications: K10, K14, K42

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Date posted: January 17, 2008 ; Last revised: January 17, 2008

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Stubbs, Julie , Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice and Law and Order. Women Against Violence, Vol. 14, pp. 14-26, July 2003; Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/17. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1084681

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University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

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