Flanzig says the insurance may give cops an excuse not to bother with the logistical problems of prosecution: "They may say, 'This is a civil matter; we're not going to chase them down; we're not going to do a summons.'".
As an indicator of the scope of the problem of rape prosecution, the "Nirbhaya" case was the only conviction obtained among the 706 rape cases filed in New Delhi in 2012.
It was the latest in a series of rulings that defense lawyers say highlight the rarely acknowledged problem of deceit by prosecution witnesses.
Legal limitations also posed a problem for prosecutions, the report said.
Lawyers echoed Ms Cooper's sentiments, saying that attitudes towards abuse allegations had been part of the problem, with an absence of a "culture of prosecution" in the 1980s.
The state retried Gosslip in 2004, but his public defenders grappled with the same problem of how to overpower the prosecution's narrative.
While he objects to the ease of prosecution, Mr. Palmieri's main problem is with the hearing officer, or judge, who works for the town.
Indeed, one of the problems hindering prosecutions of illegal loggers in Indonesia is the lack of a clear definition of legal wood.
The killing ended any hope of prosecution.
Trespassers were warned of prosecution.
