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Within the criminal context, I can only think of the biases that surround rape. A trial on rape is usually a battle of the testimonies between the victim (usually the woman) and the defendant (the man). Simply put, its a he-said/she-said argument that often centers whether consent was given or not. However, due to rape shield laws, a defense attorney cannot submit into evidence the sexual history of the victim, such as if she "gets around" or whether she's had previous or frequent sexual relations with the defendant. To add further bias, a victim may hire a psychologist to provide testimony on Rape Trauma Syndrome. This testimony is usually a list of symptoms and behaviors that usually follow a rape and then it is up to the prosecution to make claims that the victim exhibits these symptoms. To the jury, this may seem as direct proof of a rape having taken place.
And as another user in this discussion has mentioned, male rape was not even considered a crime until very recently.
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[–] Blacque 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Within the criminal context, I can only think of the biases that surround rape. A trial on rape is usually a battle of the testimonies between the victim (usually the woman) and the defendant (the man). Simply put, its a he-said/she-said argument that often centers whether consent was given or not. However, due to rape shield laws, a defense attorney cannot submit into evidence the sexual history of the victim, such as if she "gets around" or whether she's had previous or frequent sexual relations with the defendant. To add further bias, a victim may hire a psychologist to provide testimony on Rape Trauma Syndrome. This testimony is usually a list of symptoms and behaviors that usually follow a rape and then it is up to the prosecution to make claims that the victim exhibits these symptoms. To the jury, this may seem as direct proof of a rape having taken place.
And as another user in this discussion has mentioned, male rape was not even considered a crime until very recently.