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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... sexual assault does not receive an equal frequency of legal redress . In cases of sexual abuse against children , the records of the sexual assault service indicate that 77 percent of the abuse is perpetrated by a family member and that ...
... sexual abuse against children received lighter sentences than men convicted of sexual assault against adult women . At the harsh end of the severity scale , only 13 percent of child offenders received a sentence of two years or more in ...
... sexual assault and sexual abuse . Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless 10 : 1-4 . Renner , K.E. , C. Alksnis , and L. Park . 1997. The standard of social justice as a re- search process . Canadian Psychology 38 : 91-102 . Renner ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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