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Finding a rape fix

Is it possible to end rape? Probably not, but the crime should be properly accounted for.

Adaobi Peter-Kingston
Jul 30, 2019
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To mitigate rape, we must stop going in circles. Photo Credit: The Financial Times
To mitigate rape, we must stop going in circles. Photo Credit: The Financial Times 

In 2001, a biologist and anthropologist teamed up to publish A Natural History of Rape, a book that used evolutionary biology to explain the causes of rape and to recommend new preventive approaches. Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer said they wanted to challenge the dearl…

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