The Law's the Law, but Fair Is Fair
” Rape Shield Laws and Officials' Assessments of Sexual History Evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9681143 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cassia Spohn (0000-0003-1043-3873, University of Nebraska at Omaha, corresponding author), Julie Horney (University of Nebraska at Omaha) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-161 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1991.tb01062.x |
| OpenAlex | W2152534175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 15 |
Recently enacted rape shield laws, which restrict the introduction of evidence of the complainant's prior sexual conduct, have engendered considerable controversy. This paper examines the responses of judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys in six major urban jurisdictions to a set of hypothetical cases in which evidence of the victim's past sexual conduct is at issue. The different kinds of sexual history evidence evoke different responses from officials, and the specific provisions of the six rape shield statutes also affect officials' judgments
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2021 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |