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040			_aAFVC
100			_aEdwards, Susan S. M. _910244
245			_aSexualizing the killing of women : _bthe rise of the “rough sex” defence in Anglo-American jurisdictions _cSusan S.M. Edwards
260			_bCambridge University Press, _c2023
500			_aInternational Annals of Criminology, 2023, First published online, 12 April 2023
520			_aIn this article I consider the increasing use of the “rough sex” defence by men who kill women in trials of murder. In demonstrating the prevalence of this defence I examine the defence tactics of pleading accident and traducing the character of the dead by invoking the excuse that the deceased consented to the acts which contributed to her death. I examine the impact of this defence strategy on jury determination and return of convictions for unlawful manslaughter rather than murder. The notion that women in these situations have contributed to their own demise is a redolent oeuvre in pornography but also has roots in psychoanalysis and medicine. Stereotypes of women’s sexuality as defined by men continue to inform contemporary thinking skewing male violence against women as an outcome that women desire. Legal attempts to reform the law are examined and challenges to the representation of women in popular culture are called for. (Author's abstract). Record #8110
650			_aATTITUDES _970
650			_aCRIMINAL JUSTICE _9167
650		0	_98292 _aFEMICIDE
650		0	_aHOMICIDE _9297
650		0	_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650		0	_aMISOGYNY _98257
650		0	_aPORNOGRAPHY _9450
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aSTRANGULATION _94941
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tInternational Annals of Criminology, 2023, First published online, 12 April 2023
830			_aInternational Annals of Criminology _911815
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/cri.2023.11 _yDOI: 10.1017/cri.2023.11
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews119