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What is the best way to handle cases of sexual assault on campuses? U.S. law forbids any school receiving federal aid to discriminate on the basis of sex, and many schools have implemented policies to prevent sexual harassment and assault. But are colleges the right authority to investigate and resolve cases of sexual assault on campuses? Some argue that colleges are ill-suited to decide such cases, which require the impartiality and protections that...
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In this study of women prisoners in men's penitentiaries from 1865 to 1915, Anne M. Butler shows that the women, already faced with distinct gender disadvantages within western society, were subjected to intense physical and mental violence while in prison. For women of color or of lower social class, she argues, the violence was even greater and more frequent. Butler's poignant cross-cultural account draws on prison records and the words of the women...
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"Given Guatemala's record of human rights abuses, its legal system has often been portrayed as illegitimate and anemic. I Ask for Justice challenges that perception by demonstrating that even though the legal system was not always just, rural Guatemalans considered it a legitimate arbiter of their grievances and an important tool for advancing their agendas. As both a mirror and an instrument of the state, the judicial system simultaneously illuminates...
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"In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tainting of Hill and her testimony is part of a larger social history in which women find themselves caught up in a system that refuses to believe what they say. Hill's experience shows...
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"Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy, Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of queer experiences as 'suspects,' defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--from 'gleeful gay killers' and 'lethal lesbians' to 'disease spreaders' and 'deceptive gender benders'-to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. Tracing stories...
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