Rape in Chicago : Race, Myth, and the Courts /

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Spanning a period of four tumultuous decades from the mid-1930s through the mid-1970s, this study reassesses the ways in which Chicagoans negotiated the extraordinary challenges of rape, as either victims or accused perpetrators.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flood, Dawn Rae
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Crime.
Rape victims.
Rape > Public opinion.
Rape.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
African Americans > Sexual behavior.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sexual Abuse & Harassment.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice penale > Illinois > Chicago.
Noirs americains > Sexualite > Illinois > Chicago.
Victimes de viol > Illinois > Chicago.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Illinois > Chicago.
African Americans > Sexual behavior > Illinois > Chicago.
Rape victims > Illinois > Chicago.
Rape > Public opinion > History.
Rape > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rape victims and the modern justice system
  • The power of racial rape myths after World War II
  • Black victims and postwar trial strategies
  • Order in the court
  • Second-wave feminists (re)discover rape
  • Conclusion: ripped from the headlines.

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