The Impact of Rape Myths in the Criminal Justice System

            The Impact of Rape Myths in the Criminal Justice System                         David Carrier Research implication proposal for: [CJ 590] Research Methods December 2020   --------------------- INTRODUCTION One of the most common forms of non-consensual forced sex, date rape, has been a consistent problem on college campuses. A substantial argument for why it occurs is society’s generalizing desensitization of sex and male dominance. These two elements are made to be interchangeable and are most prevalent in social settings as well as the court room. Investigation into how often date rape occurs and why it occurs in certain years of individuals lives reveals that there are serious problems with both how date rape is viewed and how it is, or how it is not, handled by the criminal justice system. This is an incredibly important are...