Resources
These documents highlight the problem of over-criminalization of sexual conduct and wrongful convictions of sexual assault, and list resources for attorneys who are representing persons accused of sexual assault or are seeking to exonerate the wrongfully convicted:
CPI White Papers:
- Prosecutor Ethics in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases
- Wrongful Convictions of Sexual Assault
Empirical Research:
- Hugo Bedau and Michael Radelet: Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases
- Department of Justice: Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence after Trial
- Brandon L. Garrett: Convicting the Innocent
- Trevor Hoppe: Punishing Sex: Sex Offenders and the Missing Punitive Turn in Sexuality Studies
- John Roman et al: Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Wrongful Conviction
Scholarly Works:
- Ros Burnett: Wrongful Allegations of Sexual and Child Abuse (book)
- Edward Greer: The Truth behind Legal Dominance Feminism’s Two Percent False Rape Claim Figure
- Richard Klein: An Analysis of Thirty-Five Years of Rape Reform: A Frustrating Search for Fundamental Fairness
- Reggie Yager: What’s Missing from Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
State-Level Legislation:
Organizations:
- Innocence Network — Nationwide
- Innocence Project — New York City
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center
Continuing Legal Education:
- Forensic Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
- Defending Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Cases
- Challenging Charges of Sexual Assault