Whereas homicide laws scale charges by intent, sexual assault laws do not. This essay considers how updating our legal and cultural vocabulary around sexual violation could benefit both survivors and offenders.
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HirschJennifer S.KhanShamus. 2020. Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. W.W. Norton & Company. A multi-method study of sexual relationships at Columbia University in New York, this book investigates how college sexual dynamics lead to sexual assault.
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HongKari. 2018. “A New Mens Rea for Rape: More Convictions and Less Punishment,”American Criminal Law Review 55. This open-access article is the most recent American legal article to argue that rape laws should incorporate intent.
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LamontEllen. 2020. The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Date. University of California Press. This book examines heterosexual and queer dating norms among college-educated liberals in California in the early 2010s.
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GjikaAnna. 2023. When Rape Goes Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age. University of California Press. This book analyzes the intersection between spaces online and the real-world implications for lived experiences and the social construction of sexual assault and consent.
