Week 9 individual for Criminal Law

Common law focused on resistance in the crime of rapes but current rape law has shifted the emphasis from the resistance of victims to lack of consent. The traditional emphasis on physical violence (or threats thereof) to satisfy the element of force in theactus reus of rape is shifting in modern rape law to the sufficiency of nonconsent to unwanted sexual activity.

• Did the common law approach to rape and its prosecution reflect the reality of a male-dominated society where women are considered property and untrustworthy?
• Do today’s sexual assault laws better reflect the interests and growing power of women in society?

This individual work should include the following:

• An in-depth submission that should be free of spelling and grammar errors.
• An essay containing a minimum of 300 words.
• You will be assessed on the rationale you use in addressing the questions/issue posted, and how well you justify your argument regarding this issue.
• Your response must be thought-provoking, have well developed ideas and/or opinions, and should reference any supporting material from the text, lecture or other sources you have used to complete the assignment.
• You may use your text or the internet as a reference, but remember to cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

For citation guidelines, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.