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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Vanessa E. Munro is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research is situated primarily within the social sciences, with a particular focus on law, sociology, political science, gender studies, clinical psychology, and health. The main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Their work spans several subfields, notably:

  • Law
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Gender Studies
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health

Vanessa E. Munro's research topics focus on intersections of law and social issues, with particular attention to:

  • Law in Society and Culture
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Jury Decision Making Processes
  • Legal Education and Practice Innovations
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

The scientist has published frequently in academic journals. Key publication venues include:

  • Journal of Law and Society
  • Feminist Legal Studies
  • Journal of Gender-Based Violence
  • Modern Law Review
  • Edinburgh Law Review

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vanessa E. Munro include:

  • "The provenance of what is proven: exploring (mock) jury deliberation in Scottish rape trials" (2021) in Journal of Law and Society
  • "Myths about myths? A commentary on Thomas (2020) and the question of jury rape myth acceptance" (2022) in Journal of Gender-Based Violence
  • "Beyond Doubt: The Case Against 'Not Proven'" (2021) in Modern Law Review
  • "Seeking campus justice: challenging the 'criminal justice drift' in United Kingdom university responses to student sexual violence and misconduct" (2021) in Journal of Law and Society
  • "A Modern History of the Not Proven Verdict" (2021) in Edinburgh Law Review

Vanessa E. Munro has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Sharon Cowan
  • James Chalmers
  • Fiona Leverick
  • Jens Meierhenrich
  • Sarah Dangar

In the area of academic publishing, Vanessa E. Munro has contributed to book publications including:

  • "The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law" (2021), published by Cambridge University Press

The scholar has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Reacting to rape: Exploring mock jurors' assessments of complainant credibility.

    Louise Ellison;Louise Ellison;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Juror Stereotypes and Blame Attribution in Rape Cases Involving Intoxicants: The Findings of a Pilot Study

    Emily Finch;Vanessa E. Munro

  • The Demon Drink and the Demonized Woman: Socio-Sexual Stereotypes and Responsibility Attribution in Rape Trials Involving Intoxicants:

    Emily Finch;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Of ‘Normal Sex’ and ‘Real Rape’: Exploring The Use of Socio-Sexual Scripts in (Mock) Jury Deliberation:

    Louise Ellison;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Abusing Vulnerability? Contemporary Law and Policy Responses to Sex Work in the UK

    Vanessa E. Munro;Jane Scoular

  • Stopping Traffic?A Comparative Study of Responses to the Trafficking in Women for Prostitution

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • Turning Mirrors Into Windows?Assessing the Impact of (Mock) Juror Education in Rape Trials

    Louise Ellison;Louise Ellison;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Rethinking Rape Law : International and Comparative Perspectives

    Clare McGlynn;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Demanding Sex: Critical Reflections on the Regulation of Prostitution

    Marina Della Giusta;Vanessa E. Munro

  • A stranger in the bushes, or an elephant in the room? Critical reflections upon received rape myth wisdom in the context of a mock jury study

    Louise Ellison;Vanessa E. Munro

  • Of Rights and Rhetoric: Discourses of Degradation and Exploitation in the Context of Sex Trafficking

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • A Tale of Two Servitudes: Defining and Implementing a Domestic Response to Trafficking of Women for Prostitution in the UK and Australia

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • Constructing Consent: Legislating Freedom and Legitimating Constraint in the Expression of Sexual Autonomy

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • Breaking Boundaries? Sexual Consent in the Jury Room

    Emily Finch;Vanessa E Munro

  • Better the Devil You Know? ‘Real Rape’ Stereotypes and the Relevance of a Previous Relationship in (Mock) Juror Deliberations

    Louise Ellison;Vanessa E. Munro

  • A vicious cycle? Attrition and conviction patterns in contemporary rape cases in England and Wales

    Vanessa E. Munro;Liz Kelly

  • Law and politics at the perimeter : re-evaluating key debates in feminist theory

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • Legal Feminism and Foucault – A Critique of the Expulsion of Law

    Vanessa E. Munro

  • Sexuality and the Law: Feminist Engagements

    Vanessa Munro;Carl F. Stychin

  • Getting to (not) guilty: examining jurors' deliberative processes in, and beyond, the context of a mock rape trial

    Louise Ellison;Vanessa E Munro

  • Second‐hand Emotion? Exploring the Contagion and Impact of Trauma and Distress in the Asylum Law Context

    Helen Baillot;Sharon Cowan;Vanessa E. Munro

  • A ‘Special’ Delivery? Exploring the Impact of Screens, Live-Links and Video-Recorded Evidence on Mock Juror Deliberation in Rape Trials:

    Louise Ellison;Vanessa E Munro

  • :Overcriminalization: The Limits of the Criminal Law

    Vanessa E. Munro

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor Tadros
Victor Tadros University of Warwick

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