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You cannot consent to be harmed in sex, but you can in the boxing ring

Bahadur Lamb, John (2019) You cannot consent to be harmed in sex, but you can in the boxing ring. In: 50 Facts Everyone Should Know about Crime & Punishment. Policy Press, Bristol, pp. 216-220. ISBN 978-1447343813

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvmd85p6.44

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The Fifty Shades of Grey characters Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele brought to prominence in the public consciousness a form of sexuality that is often maligned and misunderstood: bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism (BDSM). BDSM covers a range of differing sexual practices, which all share the common element of consensual pain being inflicted, in order to create mutual sexual and psychological gratification. This leads these acts to fall into a legal grey area, as the participants in such ‘ kinky’ sex are consenting to bodily harm. Consent is the cornerstone of these activities, with many BDSM...

Item Type: Book Chapter, Section or Conference Proceeding
Faculty: School of Law, Policing and Forensics > Forensic Sciences and Policing
Forensic Sciences and Policing
Depositing User: John LAMB
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2025 14:28
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2025 14:28
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URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/8802

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