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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 22
... Registration : Prevention or Problem Robert E. Freeman - Longo INTRODUCTION : AN OVERVIEW OF REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION LAWS Public notification of sex offender release has been in place as a national policy since 1996. In 1994 , the ...
... registration of sex offenders was passed in Cali- fornia in 1947. In 1990 , the State of Washington passed its Community Protec- tion Act that had a provision for notifying the public about sex offenders ( National Criminal Justice ...
... registration and notification laws has re- sulted in the unnecessary end of life . For example , in Santa Rosa , California , a convicted sex offender , forced to comply with Megan's Law , was found hang- ing from a tree in his yard ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
8 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States ... James F. Hodgson,Debra S. Kelley No preview available - 2002 |
Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States ... James F. Hodgson,Debra S. Kelley No preview available - 2004 |