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Rape, attitudes, and law enforcement in south Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Rumney, P., & Van Der Bijl, C. (2010). Rape, attitudes, and law enforcement in south Africa. New Criminal Law Review, 13(4), 826-840. https://doi.org/10.1525/nclr.2010.13.4.826

This article examines the nature of social attitudes toward adult rape in South Africa and the ways in which they may influence the response of criminal justice professionals to cases of rape. This article draws on a small study of law students who c... Read More about Rape, attitudes, and law enforcement in south Africa.

The mythology of male rape: Social attitudes and law enforcement (2010)
Book Chapter
Rumney, P., & Natalia, H. (2010). The mythology of male rape: Social attitudes and law enforcement. In C. McGlynn, & V. Munro (Eds.), Rethinking Rape Law: National, International and European perspectives (295-307). London: Routledge

Attitudes, rape and law reform in South Africa (2010)
Journal Article
van der Bijl, C., & Rumney, P. (2010). Attitudes, rape and law reform in South Africa. Journal of Criminal Law, 73(5), 414-429. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2009.73.5.591

In the last decade South Africa has undergone an extensive process of sexual offence law reform. This process has attempted, amongst other things, to address deficiencies in the criminal justice response to rape and has also recognised some of the li... Read More about Attitudes, rape and law reform in South Africa.