[lbo-talk] David Simon -- lecture

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"Sex crime" doesn't tell us much. One out of three women is raped in her lifetime, but a very small number report it. And prosecution is very spotty. Violence against women and children is also common, and few go to jail.

Joanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jordan Hayes" <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com>

Shane writes:


>> I see they don't count sex crimes as violent.  Nice.
>>
> Since forcible rape is almost entirely a state, not federal,
> offense, the category "sex crimes" has to be very largely
> what are called "child pornography" offenses, none of which
> allege any violence!

I'm not sure what a "forcible" rape is (I mean, duh?), but there are 
plenty of federal sex crimes that are what I would hope you'd call 
violent.

See USC 18.109, 18.110 and 18.117 for details.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_109A.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002251----000-.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_117.html

/jordan 

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