Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2006):

Judicial sentencing in Canadian intimate partner sexual assault cases.

Full Abstract

This article examines judicial descriptions of and responses to intimate partner sexual assaults in the Canadian context. Drawing on data from sexual assault sentencing judgments, we investigated 186 cases across four categories of perpetrator-victim relationship. Offence and case-related characteristics, as well as sentencing outcomes were analyzed. The data indicated notable similarities between intimate partner and stranger sexual assaults in terms of the occurrence of penetration, force, and injury. At the same time, our analyses revealed that strangers received longer sentences than intimate perpetrators. Some significant differences were also found between intimate partner and authority figure relationship groups across the variables examined.

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Author information

Author/s: Du Mont, J (J); Parnis, D (D); Forte, T (T);

Affiliation: Centre for Research in Women's Health, Violence and Health Research Program, Toronto, Canada.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Medicine and law (Med Law), published in South Africa. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Mar; vol 25 (issue 1) : pp 139-57

Dates: Created 2006/05/09; Completed 2006/06/01; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16681119, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Canada Compensation and Redress - legislation & jurisprudence Databases as Topic

Databases as Topic Sex Offenses - legislation & jurisprudence Sexual Partners

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