Sexual Assault, Female Immigrant Victims, and Judicial Focal Concerns in U.S. and Canadian Courts

IF 1.8 2区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

American Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI:10.1007/s12103-025-09797-9

Sidra Hashmi, Jonathan C. Reid, Samantha J. Brown

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Abstract

This study draws on the focal concerns perspective to explore the persistence of rape myths in U.S. and Canadian court cases involving immigrant women survivors. Results from qualitative content analysis of judicial rhetoric in both countries from 1996 to 2021 reveal a nuanced picture. Notably, judges reinforced some rape myths by, for example, being less likely to uphold convictions in cases that did not involve weapons or that occurred in private settings. However, judges challenged rape myths, with some judges explicitly considering the vulnerability of immigrant women, further contributing to the complexities of their decision-making process.

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美国和加拿大法院的性侵犯、女性移民受害者和司法焦点问题

本研究利用焦点关注的视角，探讨美国和加拿大涉及移民妇女幸存者的法庭案件中强奸神话的持久性。1996年至2021年两国司法修辞学的定性内容分析结果揭示了一幅微妙的图景。值得注意的是，法官强化了一些强奸迷思，例如，在不涉及武器或发生在私人场合的案件中，法官不太可能维持定罪。然而，法官对强奸神话提出了质疑，一些法官明确考虑到移民妇女的脆弱性，这进一步增加了他们决策过程的复杂性。

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American Journal of Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

11.30

自引率

5.40%

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Criminal Justice, the official journal of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, is a peer reviewed publication; manuscripts go through a blind review process. The focus of the Journal is on a wide array of criminal justice topics and issues. Some of these concerns include items pertaining to the criminal justice process, the formal and informal interplay between system components, problems and solutions experienced by various segments, innovative practices, policy development and implementation, evaluative research, the players engaged in these enterprises, and a wide assortment of other related interests. The American Journal of Criminal Justice publishes original articles that utilize a broad range of methodologies and perspectives when examining crime, law, and criminal justice processing.