An Exploration of the Ethics of Collecting Forensic Evidence from Sexual Assault Survivors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814335 |
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| Authors | Leona Bruijns (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-76 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab.12.1.04 |
| OpenAlex | W2915389788 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Sexual assault is a common experience for women and a significant topic for feminist scholarship. However, discussions of forensic evidence collection have been largely neglected. This paper considers the ethics of forensic evidence collection by situating the conversation in the context of the experience of sexual assault. The power of patriarchal norms and rape myths, the impact of trauma, and the systemic sexism in the medical and legal systems are also discussed. With this literature in mind, recommendations are made to improve the medical response to sexual assault survivors and the procedures of forensic evidence collection
Conversation · Criminology · Forensic science · Harassment · Medical emergency · Mythology · Poison control · Political science · Scholarship · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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Feminism unmodified
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Relational Autonomy
Aftermath
Feminists Rethink the Self
Trauma and Recovery
Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
Sexual Assault in Canada
Stop Blaming the Victim
Investigating the medical forensic examination from the perspectives of sexually assaulted women
| Highly cited | No |
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