The Effect of Prior Consensual Sex between the Victim and the Offender on the Prosecutor's Decision to File Charges in Sexual Assault Cases.
Research has shown that both legal and extra-legal factors are used by the prosecutor in a sexual assault case when making the decision to file charges in the case. However, no study on sexual assault prosecutorial discretion, at this time, has examined the effect of prior consensual sex between the...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Others |
| Published: |
Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2003
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/756 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1913&context=etd |