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Misogyny: It’s Still the Law—An Empirical Assessment of the Missouri Juvenile Court System’s Processing of Rape and Robbery Offenders

Abstract  

Patriarchal societies have long used their legal systems as a vehicle of oppression. This article examines the extent to which
bias against women can still be discerned in the content of the criminal law by comparing and contrasting Missouri’s forcible
rape and robbery in the first degree statutes. The study then analyzes the application of these statutes by examining all
of the forcible rape and robbery in the first degree cases processed by Missouri’s juvenile court system between January 1,
2001 and December 31, 2004 (N = 617). The results of these analyses suggest that Missouri’s robbery statute is more protective
of victims than is its rape statute. They also indicate that at least among juveniles, robbery offenders are sanctioned more
severely than rape offenders in terms of detention, informal adjustment and adjudication.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Article
  • Pages 1-24
  • DOI 10.1007/s12147-012-9109-8
  • Authors
    • M. Dyan McGuire, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University, McGannon Hall 249, 3750 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108-3342, USA
    • Steve Donner, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Elizabeth Callahan, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Journal Gender Issues
    • Online ISSN 1936-4717
    • Print ISSN 1098-092X
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 08/25/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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