Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and CanadaJames F. Hodgson, Debra S. Kelley Bloomsbury Academic, 2002 - 246 pages Drawing on the most recent studies, this collection of articles assesses and evaluates current criminal justice responses, policies, and practices regarding sexual violence in the United States and Canada. Focusing on methodological and ideological issues, rape law reform, criminal justice responses, social contexts of sexual assault, and community responses, authors from the fields of sociology, criminal justice, law, counseling, anthropology, biology, and psychology provide detailed studies of the problems and challenges involved in this very sensitive and important issue. The broad perspective provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the current state of criminal justice responses to sexual assault as well as the changes and progress being made in the area. By providing such extensive coverage, the volume also offers readers a guide to the very nature and extent of sexual violence and its consequences. |
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... ( California Penal Code , sec . 290 [ 1999 ] ) . 900 Line - The Sex Offender Identification Line ( SOIL ) California made impressive strides in terms of its use of technology in the dissemination process . On July 3 , 1995 , California ...
... California residents only ( California DOJ 1998 ) . The California DOJ , Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis ( BCIA ) maintains the SOIL . According to the National Criminal Justice Association's ( NCJA ) Policy and Practice ...
... California and Massachusetts . [ article on - line ] . Accessed May 9 , 2000. Available from http://www.cs.cmu.edu /~burnsm/SOR.html . Internet . California . Penal Code . 1999 . California Department of Justice . 1998. California's ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
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