Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice and Law and Order

Women Against Violence, Vol. 14, pp. 14-26, July 2003

Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/17

18 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2008

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Julie Stubbs

University of New South Wales (UNSW, Australia) - Faculty of Law

Abstract

This article engages with questions about the role of the criminal justice system in responding to sexual assault. The author demonstrates the limitations of policies based on deterrence, and sentencing by reference to statistics on the processing (or not) of reported sexual offences in NSW. She also challenges the assumption that punitive policies allied with law and order rhetoric provide improved safety for women.

Keywords: Sexual assault, attrition rates, criminal justice, law and order politics

JEL Classification: K10, K14, K42

Suggested Citation

Stubbs, Julie, Sexual Assault, Criminal Justice and Law and Order. Women Against Violence, Vol. 14, pp. 14-26, July 2003, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/17, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1084681

Julie Stubbs (Contact Author)

University of New South Wales (UNSW, Australia) - Faculty of Law ( email )

Kensington
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Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

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