6. Affirmative Consent Reform Models

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. 1. Background to Rape Reform 1
5. 2. Legal Change Sweeps the Nation 12
6. 3. Failures and Successes 28
7. 4. Avenues for and Attitudes About Victims 50
8. 5. The Legal Landscape 62
9. 6. Affirmative Consent Reform Models 75
10. 7. Consent and Voluntariness, Agreement/Nonconsent and Involuntariness, Nonagreement 96
11. 8. Presumptive Nonagreement 119
12. 9. Mens Rea 138
13. 10. Applying Recklessness and Negligence 154
14. 11. Defenses 169
15. 12. Sexual Assault Under Duress and Fraud 184
16. 13. Reforming Rape Reforms 203
17. 14. Discussion of the Model Array 213
18. 15. Advantages of a Paradigm Shift 240
19. 16. Recommendations Complementing the Model Rape Law 257
20. 17. Moving Forward 279
21. Notes 291
22. References 317
23. Index 331