My first real position in legal academia was as a visiting assistant professor at the J. Reuben
Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I was a small-town …

The law of sexual assault is in conflict. Jurisdictions struggle with the conceptual shift from
thinking of rape as forcible sex to a broader understanding that turns on the meaning of …

The harm requirement is one of the most fundamental tenets of negligence law: the tort is
incomplete and there can be no legal redress without proof of actual damage.'Mere …

Drawing on extensive research from Australia, this book examines the experiences of sexual
offence victims who submit a victim impact statement. Victim impact statements are used in …

Wherever there is a position of power, there seems to be potential for abuse. I had a dream
to go to the Olympics, and the things that I had to endure to get there, were unnecessary …

"[A] parade of horror and catharsis," read the Washington Post headline after the first day of
victim impact statements at Larry Nassar's sentencing.'After being accused of sexually …

While research shows that “ideal victims” still receive more media coverage and more
favorable depictions and results in the criminal justice system, it is not clear whether this is …

Discussing social media-related scholarship found in criminology, legal studies, policing,
courts, corrections, victimization, and crime prevention, this book presents the current state …

Abstract In May 2023, Florida authorized the death penalty for the sexual battery of a child
under twelve. The law, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, challenges the …

Whether crime victims should present victim impact statements (VISs) at sentencing remains
a subject of controversy in the criminal justice literature. But relatively little is known about …