8-"You Are Free to Rape, Because We Think It's Pretty Hard to Prove These Cases": Prosecutorial Decision-Making

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November 11, 2019 • 42 mins

What factors go into the decisions that prosecutors make about whether or not to try sexual assault cases? Less than 1% of sexual assaults are tried nationally each year. Hear all of the excuses about why that is.

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