Dawn Rae Flood

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Rape in Chicago: Race, Myth, and the CourtsHardcover, 30 May 2012

Rape in Chicago: Race, Myth, and the Courts
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Part of Series
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History
Part of Series
Women in American History
Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Date Published
30 May 2012
ISBN-10
0252036891
ISBN-13
9780252036897

Description

Spanning a period of four tumultuous decades from the mid-1930s through the mid-1970s, this study reassesses the ways in which Chicagoans negotiated the extraordinary challenges of rape, as either victims or accused perpetrators. Drawing on extensive trial testimony, government reports, and media coverage, Dawn Rae Flood examines how individual men and women, particularly African Americans, understood and challenged rape myths and claimed their right to be protected as American citizens--protected by the State against violence, and protected from the State's prejudicial investigations and interrogations. Flood shows how defense strategies, evolving in concert with changes in the broader cultural and legal environment, challenged assumptions about black criminality while continuing to deploy racist and sexist stereotypes against the plaintiffs. Uniquely combining legal studies, medical history, and personal accounts, Flood pays special attention to how medical evidence was considered in rape cases and how victim-patients were treated by hospital personnel. She also analyzes medical testimony in modern rape trials, tracing the evolution of contemporary "rape kit" procedures as shaped by legal requirements, trial strategies, feminist reform efforts, and women's experiences.

Product Details

Author:
Dawn Rae Flood
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 May 2012
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
0252036891
ISBN-13:
9780252036897
Language:
English
Location:
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Pages:
272
Weight:
498.95 gm

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