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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... child sexual abuse are at the hands of those to whom the adult has willingly exposed herself , usually in a so- cial setting , and on whom the child is primarily dependent . These are the typical sexual assault and abuse cases , and yet ...
... child . Children are perfectly capable of remembering important events and giving ac- curate information about them ... abuse that serves to make the child appear to be an unreliable witness in the eyes of the court , when in fact it is the ...
... child sexual abuse by the courts . Viva Voce : A National Newsletter About Child Victims and Witnesses 2 ( September ) : 1-2 . 1999. Contradictions in the Legal Doctrine concerning Child Sexual Abuse . http://www.carleton.ca/~erenner ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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