1. Should different types of rape receive different legal sanctions? Explain your answer. 2. For example, should someone who rapes a stranger be punished more severely than someone who is convicted of marital rape or date rape? Explain your answer. 3. Do you also think that someone who kills a stranger should be more severely punished that someone who kills his wife or girlfriend? Why, why not? Explain your answer. 4. There have been significant changes in rape laws regarding issues such as corroboration and shield laws. Refer to the questions below: a, b, and c. a. What other measures (besides corroboration and shield laws) would you take to protect victims of rape when they are forced to testify in court? Explain your answer. b. Should the names of rape victims be published in the press? Why, why not? Explain your answer. c. Do they (the rape victims) deserve more protection than those accused of rape? Why, why not? Explain your answer. 5. Should hate crimes be punished more severely than crimes motivated by greed, anger, revenge? Explain your answer. 6. Why should crimes be distinguished by the motivations of the perpetrator? Explain your answer. 7. Is hate crimes a more heinous motivation than revenge? Why, why not? Explain your answer.

Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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1. Should different types of rape receive different legal sanctions? Explain your answer. 2. For example, should someone who rapes a stranger be punished more severely than someone who is convicted of marital rape or date rape? Explain your answer. 3. Do you also think that someone who kills a stranger should be more severely punished that someone who kills his wife or girlfriend? Why, why not? Explain your answer. 4. There have been significant changes in rape laws regarding issues such as corroboration and shield laws. Refer to the questions below: a, b, and c. a. What other measures (besides corroboration and shield laws) would you take to protect victims of rape when they are forced to testify in court? Explain your answer. b. Should the names of rape victims be published in the press? Why, why not? Explain your answer. c. Do they (the rape victims) deserve more protection than those accused of rape? Why, why not? Explain your answer. 5. Should hate crimes be punished more severely than crimes motivated by greed, anger, revenge? Explain your answer. 6. Why should crimes be distinguished by the motivations of the perpetrator? Explain your answer. 7. Is hate crimes a more heinous motivation than revenge? Why, why not? Explain your answer.

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