Criminal
Nov. 24, 2011
Controversy over rape’s legal definition
Should the crime of rape be redefined to include a wider range of acts? By Wendy L. Patrick of the San Diego County district attorney's office
A current controversy within the realm of criminal law encompasses the definition of one of the most insidious crimes present in society - the crime of rape.
But what is rape? That topic was the subject of a recent Los Angeles Times article, which reported that the Criminal Justice Information Service, a subcommittee of the FBI, is evaluating a proposal to reconsider the definition of rape. The article points out that as curre...
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