Foreword
Part I: The Criminal Justice Process
1 Sexual Offence Trials in Northern Ireland: The Cultural and Legal Dimensions
Rachel Killean, Eithne Dowds and Anne-Marie McAlinden
2 Reflections on Practice: Experiences of Providing Care to Victims in the Rowan Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Northern Ireland
Gail Jackson
3 Sexual Crime – A Policing Perspective
Zoe McKee
4 Serious Sex Offences in England and Wales: Defending the Indefensible
Jeremy Dein and Luke Marsh
5 Supporting Victims through the Trial Process
Geraldine Hanna
6 Sexual Offence Trials: The Practical Challenges for a Judge Tasked to Deliver Justice.
Judge Patricia Smyth
Part II: Social and Cultural Influences
7 Asking for It: How Rape Myths Can Prejudice Trials and Potential Solutions
Rosie Cowan
8 Forced to Penetrate Cases: Deconstructing Myths and Stereotypes
Siobhan Weare
9 Harmful Sexual Behaviours Among Children and Young People On-Line: Cultural and Regulatory Challenges
Elizabeth Agnew and Anne-Marie McAlinden
10 Exploring Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: A Practitioners Perspective
Sonya McMullan
11 A Hierarchy of Masculinity and Sexuality: Gendering the Police, and the Obfuscation of Policing Sexual Violence Against Non-Heterosexual Victims
Aliraza Javaid
Part III: Comparative Perspective
12 Regulation of Media and Social Media Comment on Rape Trials: Achieving Best Practice
Susan Leahy
13 Rethinking Affirmative Approaches to Consent: A Step in the Right Direction
Eithne Dowds
14 Legal Representation for Sexual Assault Complainants
Rachel Killean
15 Restorative Justice after Sexual Violence: An International Perspective
Marie Keenan
16 Challenges in the Investigation and Prosecution of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences in Scotland
Michele Burman and Sandy Brindley
Part IV: Alternative Perspectives and Future Reforms
17 Contextualising Violence: An Anti-Carceral Feminist Perspective
Gillian McNaull
18 Breaking the Silence to End the Violence: ‘Speaking Out’ as Feminist Strategy
Tanya Serisier
19 Cultural Scaffolding and the Long View of Rape Trials
Olivia Smith
20 Putting Sexual Violence on Trial: Challenges and Future Directions
Eithne Dowds, Anne-Marie McAlinden and Rachel Killean
Index
