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[Vanessa Place] ↠ The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality and Law ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality and Law Vanessa Place examines the ambiguity of rape law by presenting cases where guilt lies, but lies uneasily, and leads into larger ethical questions of what defines guilt, what is justice, and what is considered just punishment. Beginning in the 1970s, however, feminist and victim-advocacy groups began changing attitudes toward rape so the crime is now seen as violent in itself: the legal definition of rape now includes everything from the sadistic serial rapist to the eighteen-year-old who has con
| Title | : | The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality and Law |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590517504 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
A sophisticated, brave look at a topic that too often provokes merely panic, prejudice and posturing."--"Kirkus Reviews""A brilliant criminal defense attorney, Vanessa Place has produced a deeply personal yet meticulously researched argument that demands serious consideration by policy makers, journalists, social scientists, and informed citizens. But no honest reader can deny the special insights she provides from her years of experience and careful reflection."--Barry Glassner, author of "The Culture of Fear" and Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California"Judging by "The Guilt Project", Vanessa Place is one tough defense attorney, thou
Vanessa Place is a writer and criminal appellate attorney practicing in Los Angeles. Place is co-founder of Les Figues Press, described by critic Terry Castle as “an elegant vessel for experimental American writing of an extraordinarily assured and ingenious sort.” . She is the author of Dies: A Sentence, a fifty-thousand-word, one-sentence prose poem; the post-conceptual novel La Medusa; and, in collaboration with appropr
"Will challenge open-minded intellectuals" according to nessa. Vanessa Place, a lesbian and a mother, is also a defense lawyer who routinely represents convicted rapists during the their appeal process. That alone sparked my interest, and so I decided to give her book a try. Who is this woman, I wondered, and how does she view the work she does in service of men she a. "terrific book" according to Matt. This book is entertainingly and poetically written, and thought provoking. It challenges a lot of preconceptions about sexual crimes and the way we treat people who have been accused of such crimes. The author's combination of compassionate idealism and coldblooded realism is refreshing.Not only was this b. shawn said Five Stars. Received in excellent condition.
Vanessa Place examines the ambiguity of rape law by presenting cases where guilt lies, but lies uneasily, and leads into larger ethical questions of what defines guilt, what is justice, and what is considered just punishment. Beginning in the 1970s, however, feminist and victim-advocacy groups began changing attitudes toward rape so the crime is now seen as violent in itself: the legal definition of rape now includes everything from the sadistic serial rapist to the eighteen-year-old who has consensual sex with a fourteen-year-old.This inclusiveness means there are now more rapists among us. Assuming a society can and must be judged by the way it treats its most despicable members, The Guilt Project looks at the way the American legal system defines, prosecutes, and punishes sex offenders, how this Dateline NBC justice has transformed our
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