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This is the complete issue of Sexual Assault Report Volume 27, Number 2. Contents: Unraveling the Sexual Recidivism Drop in the U.S. and Canada by Patrick Lussier, Ph.D.;Rape Culture and Its Negative Sexual Experiences on LGBTQ+ Students: A Pilot Study by Jennifer L. Huck and Madeline Hanson; Case Summaries by Anne L. Perry [New Mexico: Conviction for Kidnapping Reversed Where Rape Shield Improperly Used to Prevent Cross-Examination of Victim Regarding Nature of Relationship with Offender—State v. Salazar, 527 P.3d 693 (N.M. Ct. App. 2022); Massachusetts: Trial Court Properly Excluded Evidence That 15-Year-Old Victim Made Previous Similar Accusations Against a Previous Household Member—Commonwealth v. Jacques, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 157 (2023); Florida: Rape Shield Statute Concerns Only Consensual Sexual Activity; Evidence of Previous Rape of the Victim Was Improperly Admitted But Was Harmless Error—Vincent v. State, No. 4D21-2325, 2023 Fla. App. LEXIS 5392, 2023 WL 4919546 (Fla. Ct. App. 2023); Washington: Closure of Courtroom During Rape Shield Hearing Was Proper and Did Not Violate the Right to a Public Trial—State v. Hicklin, 527 P.3d 1183 (Wash. Ct. App. 2023)]; A Conversation with Jasmine Wilson-McKenzie; Worth Reading (Literature Review).

Keywords: Sexual Recidivism; Rape Culture; LGBTQ+ College Students; Rape Shield Laws; Jasmine Wilson-McKenzie

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