Practitioner Attitudes to Rape and Sexual Assault: International Perspectives

• Date: Wednesday 19 October 2011
• Time: 14:00 - 17:00
• Location: Seminar Room, Level 3, Buchanan House
• For: Open to All

The Institute for Society and Social Justice Research is pleased to host a Comparative Analysis in Rape Research Network (CAIRRN) seminar.  The seminar aims to explore international perspectives on practitioner attitudes to rape and sexual assault.  CAIRRN was formed in 2009 by a group of international scholars working in the area of rape and sexual violence who recognise the need to incorporate an international and comparative aspect to rape research. This seminar is the first follow up to a successful inaugural panel at the Law and Society Conference, San Francisco, June 2011.

Speakers:

Whose credibility is it anyway? Professional authority and relevance in forensic medical examinations of sexual assault survivors
Dr Gethin Rees, University of Southampton, UK

Sexual Assault, "Science," and the Search for Certainty: Police Use of Polygraphs and Rape Kits
Assistant Professor Rose Corrigan, Drexel University, U.S.A.

AIDS, Addiction and Sexual Assault: Local Geographies of Patient-Victim Compliance
Dr Sameena Mulla, Marquette University, U.S.A.

Legal practitioners, sexual assault and evidence: Exploring the relative influence of victim intoxication/incapacitation in judicial decision-making
Professor Deborah White & Professor Gillian Balfour, Trent University, Canada

The Attrition Problem: Police Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Rape and the Justice Process
Dr Lesley McMillan, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK