In the 1980s, Canada witnessed a public outcry over child sexual abuse cases. Elected officials sought a remedy through legal reforms. Amendments were made to the Criminal Code of Canada and sexual assault was redefined. The word ?rape? was replaced with a continuum of categories intended to reflect the full range of sexually intrusive behaviours. Margaret Wright examines how the courts have dealt with child sexual abuse cases since then. She demonstrates that although the laws may have changed, their interpretation still depends on the social construction of children and on judges? own understanding of what constitutes child sexual abuse.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-175) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 345.71/0253602643
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9780774856003 0774812648
- LCCN
- KEO1171.C45
- LCCN Item number
- W75 2007eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xv, 182 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00208521 (OCoLC)226374746 (CaOOCEL)408612
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Figures and Tables 9
- Acknowledgments 10
- Introduction 12
- 1 Recent Events 20
- 2 Asking the Questions 43
- 3 The Essential Offence 58
- 4 The Understandable Offender 84
- 5 The Invisible Victim 107
- 6 The Elevated Expert 131
- 7 The Court as a Site of Struggle 168
- References 186
- Index 195
- A 195
- B 195
- C 195
- D 197
- E 197
- F 197
- G 197
- H 197
- I 198
- K 198
- L 198
- M 198
- N 198
- O 199
- P 199
- Q 199
- R 199
- S 200
- T 200
- U 201
- V 201
- W 201
- Y 201
