null

Recently Viewed

New

Campus Sexual Assault: Constitutional Rights and Fundamental Fairness by Evan Gerstmann 9781108709316

No reviews yet Write a Review
RRP: £22.99
£19.56
Booksplease saves you

  Delivery: We ship to over 200 countries from the UK
  Range: Millions of books available
  Reviews: Booksplease rated "Excellent" on Trustpilot

  FREE UK DELIVERY: When you buy 3 or more books on Booksplease - Use code: FREEUKDELIVERY in your cart!

SKU:
9781108709316
MPN:
9781108709316
Available from Booksplease!
Availability: Usually dispatched within 4 working days

Frequently Bought Together:

Total: Inc. VAT
Total: Ex. VAT

Description

Sexual assault on college campuses has drawn tremendous public attention and colleges are under great pressure to respond. In many cases, the result has been a system of sexual assault tribunals that violates the rights of alleged assailants and assault survivors. Gerstmann shows how colleges are often punishing students as sex offenders without a fair hearing and are defining sexual offenses in an unconstitutionally broad manner. Using unbiased and accessible language, this book avoids easy answers and asks: how are colleges failing to assess accusations in a fair manner? Why are 'affirmative consent' laws unconstitutional? How can we do a better job preventing sexual assault? The author argues that colleges are too often making poor choices in terms of how they respond to allegations of sexual assault and, in doing so, they are depriving students of due process, while failing to protect victims of assault.

Demonstrates how colleges routinely deny students fair hearings in sexual assault cases and define sexual assault in an unconstitutionally broad manner.

About the Author
Evan Gerstmann is Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University, California. He is a widely cited, widely reviewed scholar of constitutional law. His work on same-sex marriage has been cited by courts, law reviews, and scholarly journals.

Reviews
'Armed with lucid prose and an impressive sense of balance, Evan Gerstmann makes the important point that eroding due process for accused students in no way curbs sexual assault on campus. Unafraid to slaughter sacred cows (affirmative consent codes, sexual assault stats), Gerstmann argues for restorative justice in lieu of the law and order turn. We need to do better at preventing assault, and this book points the way.' Laura Kipnis, author of Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus
'Professor Gerstmann has done a marvelous job locating what information and studies we have on the incidence of sexual assault on campus and the ways in which universities are responding to that problem. The text strikes me as the best source of information out there on a subject more known for heat than light. Anyone interested in the subject should start with Campus Sexual Assault, so their views are based on information rather than ideology.' Mark Graber, University of Maryland
'This book could not be more timely and important. The point that due process protects victims as well as perpetrators is brilliantly argued. And the author suggests balanced, constructive reforms that would benefit the entire university community.' Jonathan Rauch, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC



Book Information
ISBN 9781108709316
Author Evan Gerstmann
Format Paperback
Page Count 244
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 14mm

Reviews

No reviews yet Write a Review

Booksplease  Reviews


J - United Kingdom

Fast and efficient way to choose and receive books

This is my second experience using Booksplease. Both orders dealt with very quickly and despatched. Now waiting for my next read to drop through the letterbox.

J - United Kingdom

T - United States

Will definitely use again!

Great experience and I have zero concerns. They communicated through the shipping process and if there was any hiccups in it, they let me know. Books arrived in perfect condition as well as being fairly priced. 10/10 recommend. I will definitely shop here again!

T - United States

R - Spain

The shipping was just superior

The shipping was just superior; not even one of the books was in contact with the shipping box -anywhere-, not even a corner or the bottom, so all the books arrived in perfect condition. The international shipping took around 2 weeks, so pretty great too.

R - Spain

J - United Kingdom

Found a hard to get book…

Finding a hard to get book on Booksplease and with it not being an over inflated price was great. Ordering was really easy with updates on despatch. The book was packaged well and in great condition. I will certainly use them again.

J - United Kingdom