An Epistemic Critique of Rape Fact-Finding

强奸不是我们想象中的东西。然而，犯罪系统往往不承认强奸案中的事实。在英格兰和威尔士记录的强奸犯罪中，只有1.3%以指控或传票告终(下议院委员会，2022年)。证据系统可以考虑，例如，嫌疑人在谋杀武器上的指纹的价值，作为他们有罪的证据。然而，基于证据的强奸描述往往似乎是歪曲的。该项目旨在探索强奸的实况调查。我打算提出一种新的认知理论来评估强奸案中的取证程序。

Rape is not some figment of our imagination. Yet, criminal systems often fail to acknowledge the facts of the matter in rape cases. Only 1.3% of the recorded rape offences in England and Wales ended in a charge or summons (House of Commons Committee, 2022). Evidentiary systems are equipped to consider, e.g., the value of a suspect's fingerprints on a murder weapon as evidence of their guilt. However, evidence-based accounts of rape often seem distorted. The project aims to explore rape fact-finding. I intend to propose a novel epistemic theory that can assess evidence-collection procedures in rape cases.