Feminism In The Court System

This article points out how progressive the court system has been toward female victims of rape. How the furtherment of feminism brought about better treatment for those women, specifically with the implementation of programs made solely to help rape victims. However, this was written in 1977. I am using this in my paper because, while it does acknowledge the growth the system has made, it also underscored the problems with it, many of which are still relevant. Marital rape, credibility of the victim, and the issue of consent are just a few examples. “Skepticism toward women was built into the laws but it wasn’t necessary, since it already existed in the police, the jury, the judges, even the D.A.’s