Rape Reform Legislation in the United States: A Look at Some Practical Effects
Title: Rape Reform Legislation in the United States: A Look at Some Practical Effects Year: 1983 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Victimology Issue: Volume 8, Issue: 1-2, pp. 139-151 Description: The author, who was actively involved in drafting rape reform legislation in New Jersey, comments upon the purpose and effect of the passage of seemingly radical […]
Rape IV A State-by-State Chart of the Sex Offense Statutes
Title:Rape IV A State-by-State Chart of the Sex Offense Statutes Year: 1980 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 6, No. 3, Special Supplement Description: A State-by-State Chart of Sex Offense Statutes *Leigh Bienen is Director of the Special Projects Section of the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate. Research for […]
Rape III National Developments in Rape Reform Legislation
Title: Rape III National Developments in Rape Reform Legislation Year: 1980 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 6, No. 3, pp. 170-213 Description: This Article analyzes legislative changes in the area of rape reform since 1976. Sections II and III outline national trends and discuss reform objectives. Sections IV through VII […]
Rape II
Title: Rape II Year: 1977 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 3, Issues 3 and 4, pp. 90-137 Description: This is the second of a special two-part survey of rape laws in the United States. Rape I, published in the Women’s Rights Law Reporter (December 1976), consisted of commentary on the legislative […]
Rape I
Title: Rape I Year: 1976 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Women’s Rights Law Reporter Issue: Volume 3, pp. 45-57 Description: Work began in the fall of 1975. Research was started with the specific intention of designing a chart which would summarize the rapidly changing rape laws in every jurisdiction in the United States. The chart was to […]
Mistakes
Title: Mistakes Year: 1978 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Philosophy & Public Affairs Issue: Volume 7, No. 3, pp. 224-245 Description: In response to Professor Curley’s interesting article on D.P.P. v. Morgan which appeared in a previous issue of Philosophy & Public Affairs, I shall discuss some recent developments concerning the mistake-of-fact defense in rape cases […]
A Question of Credibility: John Henry Wigmore’s Use of Scientific Authority in Section 924a of the Treatise on Evidence
Title: A Question of Credibility: John Henry Wigmore’s Use of Scientific Authority in Section 924a of the Treatise on Evidence Year: 1983 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: California Western Law Review Issue: Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Winter 1983), pp. 235-268 Description: Prior to the movement of the mid-1970’s to reform the rape laws, and the passage […]