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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... lives of many individuals , both at some point during a lifetime and during any given year . The prevalence and incidence of sexual violence in the lives of women pro- duces social , physical , and psychological effects that often ...
... lives ( Kilpatrick and Saunders 1997 ) . Such experiences often follow individuals for years , and surveys of women in state prison have consistently revealed the high prevalence of prior sexual vic- timization across all stages of the ...
... lives and the risks they confront on a daily basis . A lack of understanding re- garding expert systems and the presence of risks create a ripe environment for social anxieties . With access to sex offender information , the public ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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