Rape myths, jury deliberations, and conversation analysis: a new approach to an age-old problem

Rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) are gendered crimes with high rates of prevalence, yet a multitude of barriers contribute to low rates of reporting to the police (Taylor & Gassner 2010). For those who do report, very few cases successfully progress through the criminal justice system due to high attrition rates, and various ‘evidential difficulties’, and even fewer result in a conviction (Willmott et al, 2018; 2021). [...]