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1st Edition

Researching Rape Trials Methods, Ethics and Empirical Perspectives

Edited By Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds, Siobhan Weare Copyright 2027

272 Pages

by Routledge

Description

Rape trials are inherently complex, often operating differently to other criminal trials. These trials are also complicated by the impact of societal attitudes about sexual offences, often referred to as rape myths, which can influence jurors’ deliberations in rape trials. This book explores the variety of ways in which rape trials can be researched in order to determine how the laws in this area... Read more

Table of Contents

Introduction
Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare

Part I: Research Methods and Ethics for Empirical Research on Rape Trials

1: Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Mock-Jury Research
Madeleine Millar and Siobhan Weare

2: Interviews with Professionals Who Work Within Rape Trials: Practical and Ethical Considerations
Eithne Dowds and Susan Leahy

3: Observing Sexual Offence Trials: Public/ Private Predicaments
Natalie Kyneswood

4: Research Design for Transcript Analysis Research Into Sexual Offence Trials
Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara

5: Interviews with Survivors
Grace Carter, Sarah West, and Emma Sleath

Part II: Researching with Juries in Rape Trials

6: Decision-Making in Rape Trials: A Gendered Lens
Rosie Cowan

7: Profiling Jury Bias in Rape Trials: Examining the Link Between Juror Characteristics and Trial Decisions
Dominic Willmott, Daniel Boduszek and Nigel Booth

8: 'All the World Is a Stage': The Role of Adversarialism, Advocacy and Assumption in Scottish Rape Trials
Vanessa E. Munro, Sharon Cowan and Eamon Keane

Part III: Empirical Insights on the Rape Trial Process and Procedures

9: The Impact of Statutory Reform on Sexual Offence Trials: Insights from Transcript Analysis Research in Australia
Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara

10: Bearing Witness: Insights from the Northern Ireland Court Observers' Panel
Louise Kennedy

11: Rape Law Reform and Practice: Perspectives from Criminal Barristers in England and Wales
Anna Carline and Clare Gunby

12: 'Telling Their Story'? Victim-Survivor Voice and Participation in Rape Trials and Research
Oona Brooks-Hay and Michele Burman

Conclusion: Researching Rape Trials: Conclusions and Future Directions
Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare

Editor(s)

Biography

Susan Leahy is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Eithne Dowds is a Reader in the Law School at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.

Siobhan Weare is a Reader in Law at Lancaster University Law School, UK.

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