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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... court based its ruling on various common law precedents that force is implied when a victim is unconscious and incapable of giving consent ( Struzzi 1998 ) . The Pennsylvania Supreme Court , however , also held that if a victim is ...
... Court held that under the VAWA , Brzonkala had stated a claim against her assailants Morisson and Crawford . The court determined that Morrison's and Crawford's actions showed " gender animus . " The court's decision on this finding is ...
... Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court's holding ( U.S. v . Morrison et al . 2000 ) . The constitutional issues involved in the case were so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court took the case on appeal ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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