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I’m working on a Law exercise and need support.
1. Define the criminal act and the criminal intent element required for rape and how much resistance a victim must demonstrate to evidence lack of consent.
2. What is are the rape shield laws and why are they used?
3. How are domestic violence statutes different than standard assault, battery, sex offenses, or criminal homicide statutes?
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Rape Act
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Today, rape is a crime that comprises the elements of criminal act, criminal intent,
causation, and harm. Similarly, rape entails an attendant circumstance element that involves the
lack of consent by the victim (Storm, 2015). The criminal intent element necessary for rape in
many jurisdictions involves the general intent or knowingly to conduct the rape criminal act
(Storm, 2015).
The criminal act element necessary for rape in most states involves sexual intercourse,
accompanied by force or threat of force. Sexual intercourse,...
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