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 intercourse including attempts ? " If the respondent appears unsure or asks for further clarification , the following definition of rape from the NCVS inter- viewer manual is read : Rape is forced sexual intercourse and includes ...
... sex act as the sexual penetration of a female by a male , no matter how slight ( Langston 1998 ) . To establish this element , sexual penetration be- tween the male sex organ and female vagina ( sexual intercourse ) had to be proven ...
... sexual intercourse with her was " uncon scious . " In upholding the defendant's conviction for rape , the court based its ruling on various common law precedents that force is implied when a victim is unconscious and incapable of giving ...
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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