TY - JOUR
T1 - Never mind the law
T2 - Legal discourse and rape reform in Israel
AU - Ajzenstadt, Mimi
AU - Steinberg, Odeda
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In 1988, Israel changed its rape laws, inflicting harsher penalties on convicted rapists. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, this study compared punishment meted out before and after the reform and content analyzed the judicial discourse created in the courts in both periods. The findings revealed little change in the severity of sentencing and in judges' attitudes toward rapists, victims, and the crime. The mechanism of normalization allowed judicial authorities to make concessions to rapists, reducing the severity of the offense, while continuing to ignore the plight of the victims.
AB - In 1988, Israel changed its rape laws, inflicting harsher penalties on convicted rapists. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, this study compared punishment meted out before and after the reform and content analyzed the judicial discourse created in the courts in both periods. The findings revealed little change in the severity of sentencing and in judges' attitudes toward rapists, victims, and the crime. The mechanism of normalization allowed judicial authorities to make concessions to rapists, reducing the severity of the offense, while continuing to ignore the plight of the victims.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0040438694&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/088610990101600305
DO - 10.1177/088610990101600305
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AN - SCOPUS:0040438694
SN - 0886-1099
VL - 16
SP - 337
EP - 359
JO - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
JF - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
IS - 3
ER -