ignition," 2" combustion," 3" explosion" 4 and" eruption." 5 Classes on rape law have been
described as capable of igniting" an emotive maelstrom of responses from students" 6 or
plumbing" depths of feeling and tensions well beyond the normal." 7 Emotions are at the
centre of these metaphors and the anxieties they express. 8 However, little has been written
about managing emotions in the criminal law classroom. Like other law classes, the …