What is the public policy rationale in the law to make marriage a defense to the crime of incest when, if the victim and perpetrator were not related, marriage would be no defense?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Many laws surrounding sexual violence inherited society's patriarchal vies of the proper role of women in society and the need to protect their chastity. Under common law, a man could not rape his wife, which reflected the man's dominance in the home. Statutory rape laws were passed to protect the sexual virtue of young girls. Marrying a relative with whom one is having an incestuous relationship is most likely designed to promote family stability and harmony.
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Which one of Merton's modes of adaptation would apply to political terrorists?
a) retreatism b) ritualism c) rebellion d) conformity
The primary perpetrators of elder abuse are ________ members
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Explain the neutralization theory of elder abuse
What will be an ideal response?
The "harmless error" doctrine applies to cases involving the admissibility of a. evidence obtained without a warrant. b. fingerprints left at the scene
c. rumors. d. involuntary confessions. e. evidence obtained through entrapment.