Rape in Chicago: race, myth, and the courts

Rape victims and the modern justice system -- The power of racial rape myths after World War II -- Black victims and postwar trial strategies -- Order in the court -- Second-wave feminists (re)discover rape -- Conclusion: ripped from the headlines

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flood, Dawn Rae (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana, Ill. [u.a.] Univ. of Illinois Press c 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 5863
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Keywords:
African Americans > Sexual behavior > Illinois > Chicago
Chicago, Ill. > Vergewaltigung > Strafverfolgung > Ethnische Beziehungen > Geschichte 1935-1975
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Illinois > Chicago
Rape > Illinois > Chicago > History
Rape > Public opinion > History
Rape Victims > Illinois > Chicago
Rape victims > Illinois > Chicago
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Summary:Rape victims and the modern justice system -- The power of racial rape myths after World War II -- Black victims and postwar trial strategies -- Order in the court -- Second-wave feminists (re)discover rape -- Conclusion: ripped from the headlines
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 235 S. Ill. 23 cm
ISBN:9780252036897