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12 Cards in this Set
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cultural construction
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-a perspective on a subject that is shaped by cultural assumptions rather than an objective basis
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rape
(without consent) |
-the offence of forcible sexual intercourse, involving penetration with someone who has withheld their consent
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rape
(with consent) |
-with someone whose consent has been obtained by threat, impersonation, or misrepresentation of the nature of the act
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women's movement
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-the goal of improving the condition and quality of women's lives
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the old rape law
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-based on consent, so the emphasis rested on the credibility of the victim
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1992
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-legislative amendment
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rape shield provision
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-aim of preventing a victim's sexual conduct from being used to discredit her testimony
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victim precipitation
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-some women are rape prone or invite rape, and blaming the victim for the violence she encounters
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sexual assault
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-a broader classification of sexual offences than rape and is not specifying that penetration is necessary
-an assault that is a violation of the sexual integrity of the victim |
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double victimization
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-victimized by the act itself and by the reporting of the offence b/c of myths
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1983
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-new sexual assault legislation
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zero tolerance policy
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-police are instructed to lay a charge when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a domestic assault has occured
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