USA Law

Tag: Rape

  • Rape Laws

    Rape Laws in the United States Rape Legal History of Rape In the United States Changing Attitudes Introduction to Rape Laws As women gained greater legal protections under civil rights laws and acquired more political equality, traditional rape laws came under attack. Beginning in the 1960s, […]

  • Rape Reforms

    Rape Reforms in the United States Rape Legal History of Rape In the United States Legal Reforms Introduction to Rape Reforms In the 1970s most states began to change their laws concerning rape. Many states redefined rape and eliminated some of the common law doctrines and their biases against […]

  • Rape History

    Rape History in the United States Rape Legal History of Rape In the United States Introduction to Rape History The English common law served as the model for criminal law in the United States, including rape laws. However, U.S. laws added to the protections against false accusations of rape. […]

  • Prison Rape

    Prison Rape in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda in relation with Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act (May 17, 2012): Sexual violence, against any victim, is an assault on human dignity and an affront to American values. The Prison Rape Elimination […]