Sexual Assault Victims: Article Analysis

This article provides further evidence that victim of the rape trial is judged on more than just if she was assaulted or not in that one instance. Disgustingly enough, when a sexual assault victim is put through a trial, it is their past that is being judged. Their sexual history, their wardrobe, and their overall personality is being tested for likability, with the whole process starting from the police deciding that the assault is “legitimate.” Despite having assaulted someone, the offender might be declared innocent because the jury did not find the behavior of the victim appropriate. This
Journal article was published in 1990, and it brings in further evidence form situations even older than it. This may be a bit older than my other sources,
but highlights the longstanding history of victim turmoil in the courts, this will further my argument.