Rape Injustices In The 1930's

“Rape is unique. No other violent crime is so fraught with controversy, so enmeshed in dispute and in the politics of gender and sexuality… And within the domain of rape, the most highly charged area of debate concerns the issue of false allegations. For centuries, it has been asserted and assumed that women “cry rape,” that a large proportion of rape allegations are maliciously concocted for purposes of revenge or other motives.”

Spohn, Beichner, and Davis-Frenzel do not conduct a field study as Frohmann does, instead they examined all sexual assault cases cleared by arrest in Miami Florida in 1997. They did however replicate Frohmann’s design of interviewing a sample of the prosecutors who handled the cases. By using this different method of research, Spohn, Beichner, and Davis-Frenzel’s are able to show the frequency in which prosecutors used discrepant accounts and ulterior motives to reject cases. This extends upon Frohmann’s research. Their findings that, “charging decisions primarily reflect the prosecutor’s assessment of the likelihood of conviction” (Spohn, et al. 2001, p. 206) is consistent with Frohmann 's Findings. They also agreed with Frohmann’s categories of typifications, however they found that a substantial amount of cases were rejected for reasons other than discrediting the victim such as, the victim’s failure to appear for a pretrial interview, refusal to cooperate in the prosecution of the case, or admission that the charges were fabricated (Spohn, et al. 2001).

There are only one percent of rape accusations that are false. Brian Banks could be considered apart of this one percent. This young boy, at the time, was well on his way to a wonderful career. He had just been accepted to the University of Southern California on a four year scholarship, and famed in his high school, Long Beach Polytechnic High, for his incomparable football skills. But, one day, his life would take a turn for the worst. The Brian Banks case and the Crucible were cases that could be considered inequitable because people were falsely accused, people's lives were set back, and chances of living a care-free life were ruined.

Rape is one of the most widespread and ubiquitous violent crimes facing America, making laws regarding rape and the judicial processing of rape increasingly important. The judicial process itself deters both rape reports and rape convictions. Not only does the judicial processing or rape cases itself deter reports and convictions, but it also has a negative impact on the moral and mental well being of the victims who decide to pursue their cases.

And even though Krakauer highlighted that that debunked the notion of false rape claims, he explained that these outdated ideas were still cited on many websites that police used to front the idea that fake rape reporting is a serious issue in the US. According to Krakauer this is an outdated grudge that is not only highly unlikely but demoralizing to the already traumatized victim. In the book there were many cases where police and investigators chose not to pursue a case because they were not believing most of the victims, and weren’t bringing many real cases to court with the excuse that there “wasn’t enough founded evidence”. Krakauer explained how this is destructive toward the rape victim, not having their attacker locked away keeps many from recovering. Large numbers of investigators and officials were biased in believing most women who came forward had a high chance of lying about being raped. These woman would come forward after going through the most horrific event of their life and have both men and women who were in charge of their case tell them they were confused or lying about what happened to them. Krauker’s investigations led him to discover this is a major reason such large percentages of rape victims never come

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. If one is accused of rape there is not much the person who is being accused can do to fight against the allegation. Therefore, those who are falsely accused of rape almost have no other choice than to take the punishment for a crime they did not commit. It is an injustice in America that those who are falsely accused of rape are prosecuted as if they did the crime without substantial evidence. Ways to fix this injustice are looking at older cases to ensure that others have not been falsely accused, calling all witnesses if there is the allegation goes to court, and finally charging the accuser for making the false claims.

Another problem directly linking and contributing to the problem of the number of reported cases , is the small amount of cases that successfully prosecute the accused. In a recent report, statistics show that only 10 per cent of 7000 sexual and indecent assaults reported to the police resulted in the accused being found guilty. In another statistic, Shadow attorney-general Chris Hartcher says, “only 1 percent of offenders get a jail sentence and it puts victims off coming forward to report rape.” Through the statistics, victims can only see the law as it promoted, the unjust and the little security of a successful conviction, giving them more of a reason to not report their cases. With the little percentage of a conviction, the law shows that the situation is as it is, due to the many unattended flaws. Flaws such as the undefined meaning of consent and the laws blindness towards the experience victims have encountered. With the combination of all these factors, it is only natural that a victim does not feel the need to report their case as nothing but a more disturbing experience will be its outcome.

Before discussing the sexual assault crisis on college campuses, it is important to disprove some misconceptions. When someone reports a sexual assault, society tends to immediately deny the assault happened, claiming false accusation, but, according to Stanford’s “Men Against Abuse Now” report, only two percent of allegations are false, a

Even though democrats discuss rape culture as one of their major topics, it has been statistically proven that people lie about being raped in order to provide alibis; a rape accusation can preserve one’s reputation. In an investigation concerning rape cases, researchers brought back the cases of 109 women who had rape cases that did not have enough evidence to prove their point (Gross 66). When they subjected the women to a polygraph test, “41% of all of the forcible rape complaints were found to be false,” so therefore, of the women who are not believed about rape, approximately four out of every ten are being dishonest (Gross 66). Although rape is an issue within America, modern feminists are not always correct-- rape has been proven to be an alibi for some women. When trying to maintain one’s image, like Ms. Jones did, to accuse one of rape happens more often than one may

Sexual assault is not just a crime against an individual, it affects families, the community, and society as a whole. In recent years, our society has shifted to one of rape culture and rape myth. Rape myths are erroneous, stereotypical, and prejudicial beliefs about rape victims and reasons of sexual assault. Rape myths can impact survivors of assault, as well as the behavior and effectiveness of family, friends, medical and social services, and law enforcement (Rape Victim Advocates, 2016). Rape impacts our society by attacking the cohesion and mutual protection that makes a society. When we allow such crimes to go without the most vigorous and vigilant investigation and punishment, we allow for whole segments of society to be diminished, we are sending the message that society is okay with rape (Abbey,

Sexual assault is a major issue in the world we live in today. The punishment that people get is never what they actually deserve.There has been all kinds of crime rates for sexual offence all over the world. Surveys in the United States have proven that one of every six women has experienced an attempt of rape or even a completed rape experience. Many women who are sexually assaulted are assaulted by men that they know,or has came into contact with. Women are rarely going to report that they have been raped when they know the asaultiant. With this being said there are alot of cases that are under reported. In this essay i will argue the many reasons why women are afraid to report a sexual assault crime made against them.

Rape culture creates myths that victim blame the survivors of sexual violence. For example, a victim of a crime may be asked a question by police that suggests the victim was too drunk or wearing revealing clothing that provoked the perpetrator and resulted in the sexual violence against the victim. Rape culture silences victims who feel that law enforcement and the judicial system do not protect them or hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions. The stigma of sexual violence continues to silence students who choose to not report incidences because they are in fear of stepping forward or believe the judicial system will fail them when they

One may argue that the reason why there is so much skepticism and shame placed on rape cases is because there has been situations where they turned out to be false and individuals were wrongly sent to prison. When sex goes wrong, it is common for women to claim that the men forced themselves on them. The most common rape allegation is the stereotypical black man that assaults the helpless woman. This leads to men being sent to jail for a crime they didn’t

The first rape case, according to the Old Bailey, on the 10th of September,1811, it was reported that John Sydney assaulted a spinster, Mary Ann Hunt. He was charged with assault and on the day of trial, the victim and witness did not appear in court. The accused was however acquitted.

In the United States rape completely toxic and it’s a dangerous myth. On college campuses where drinking is prevalent, most victims don’t report their assault to the police because of the fear of being blamed for the incident. “A recent National Crime Victimization report showed that only 55% of sexual assaults reported in their survey were reported to the police” (Hayes, Abbott, Cook 2016). Hayes goes on to explain that rape myths are defined as “attitudes and false belief held