Rape Shield Laws and Sexual Behavior Evidence: Effects of Consent Level and Women’s Sexual History on Rape Allegations
Law and Human Behavior, Volume 31, Number 2 / April, 2007, Pages 159-175
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Heather D. Flowe, Ebbe B. Ebbesen and Anila Putcha-Bhagavatula
"Rape shield laws, which limit the introduction of sexual history evidence in rape trials, challenge the view that women with extensive sexual histories more frequently fabricate charges of rape than other women. The present study examined the relationship between women’s actual sexual history and their reporting rape in hypothetical scenarios." [Sub required]