Melissa Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4171615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7789-3148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Legal Minds Vs. Neural Networks
This article reports on a follow-up investigation to a 2023 study examining the academic performance of Generative AI (GenAI) in university-level Criminal Law assessment. We evaluated GenAI models from five artificial intelligence (AI) providers across two compulsory subjects in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at the University of Wollongong: Criminal Law and Procedure A (‘Criminal Law’) and Law of Torts (‘Tort Law’). For each subject, nine exa…
Text messages and social media posts as evidence in rape trials
Records of mobile phone text messages and social media posts and messages have become a ubiquitous feature of the evidence that is admitted in rape trials in Australia. Messages sent by complainants – to the accused and to other people – attract particular scrutiny during cross-examination. In this article we consider whether the deployment of digital communications evidence is impeding the long-term effort to transform rape trials and decrease t…
Differences in accounts and the ‘lying’ complainant
Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials in the Country Court of Victoria
Although long associated with incidents of sexual violence, evidence of alcohol and/or other drug (‘AOD’) consumption and intoxication continues to present challenges for the enforcement of rape laws and justice for victim-survivors. This article reports on the findings of a transcript analysis of 33 Victorian rape trials involving evidence of complainant and/or defendant intoxication. Statutory provisions designed to break the culturally-assumed…
The most persistent rape myth? A qualitative study of ‘delay’ in complaint in Victorian rape trials
One of the oldest myths to confound the achievement of justice for victims of sexual violence is that ‘genuine’ rape victims complain immediately, loudly and officially. Dismantling this myth—or at least banishing it from the court room—has been a high priority of the modern era of rape/sexual assault law reform. How successful has this attempt been? This article reports on the initial findings of a transcript analysis study of more than 30 rape …
Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials in the Country Court of Victoria
Although long associated with incidents of sexual violence, evidence of alcohol and/or other drug (‘AOD’) consumption and intoxication continues to present challenges for the enforcement of rape laws and justice for victim-survivors. This article reports on the findings of a transcript analysis of 33 Victorian rape trials involving evidence of complainant and/or defendant intoxication. Statutory provisions designed to break the culturally-assumed…
The most persistent rape myth? A qualitative study of ‘delay’ in complaint in Victorian rape trials
One of the oldest myths to confound the achievement of justice for victims of sexual violence is that ‘genuine’ rape victims complain immediately, loudly and officially. Dismantling this myth—or at least banishing it from the court room—has been a high priority of the modern era of rape/sexual assault law reform. How successful has this attempt been? This article reports on the initial findings of a transcript analysis study of more than 30 rape …
Differences in accounts and the ‘lying’ complainant
Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials in the Country Court of Victoria
Although long associated with incidents of sexual violence, evidence of alcohol and/or other drug (‘AOD’) consumption and intoxication continues to present challenges for the enforcement of rape laws and justice for victim-survivors. This article reports on the findings of a transcript analysis of 33 Victorian rape trials involving evidence of complainant and/or defendant intoxication. Statutory provisions designed to break the culturally-assumed…
Legal Minds Vs. Neural Networks
This article reports on a follow-up investigation to a 2023 study examining the academic performance of Generative AI (GenAI) in university-level Criminal Law assessment. We evaluated GenAI models from five artificial intelligence (AI) providers across two compulsory subjects in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at the University of Wollongong: Criminal Law and Procedure A (‘Criminal Law’) and Law of Torts (‘Tort Law’). For each subject, nine exa…
Text messages and social media posts as evidence in rape trials
Records of mobile phone text messages and social media posts and messages have become a ubiquitous feature of the evidence that is admitted in rape trials in Australia. Messages sent by complainants – to the accused and to other people – attract particular scrutiny during cross-examination. In this article we consider whether the deployment of digital communications evidence is impeding the long-term effort to transform rape trials and decrease t…
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Jury (2 works) · Jury Decision Making Processes (2 works)