Citation

Small MA, Tetreault PA. Behav. Sci. Law 1990; 8(2): 141-149.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370080206

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A 50-state statutory search revealed that variations exist in marital rape exemptions throughout the United States. States handle the question of marital rape in one of three ways: (1) by abolishing the exemption for husbands; (2) by qualifying the exemption; or (3) by allowing the exemption. Although marital rape is a topic that has been largely ignored by social psychology, it is an area ripe for psycho-legal analysis. Possible relationships between social psychology, marital rape exemptions, and privacy are discussed against a background of a psychological jurisprudence.

Language: en