The Technoscientific Witness of Rape - 9781487500818

The Technoscientific Witness of RapeContentious Histories of Law, Feminism, and Forensic Science\nAuthor(s): Andrea Quinlan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487500818, 978-1487500818\nSynopsis\nIn 1984, the Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK) was dubbed \""Ontarios most successful rapist trap.\"" Since then, the kit has become the key source of evidence in the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault as well as a symbol of victims improved access to care and justice. Unfortunately, the SAEK has failed to live up to these promises.\n\n The Technoscientific Witness of Rape is the first book to chart the thirty year history of the sexual assault evidence kit and its role in a criminal justice system that re-victimizes many assault victims in their quest for medical treatment and justice. Drawing on actor-network theory and feminist technology studies, Andrea Quinlan combs through sixty-two interview.