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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... victims developed posttraumatic stress disorder ( PSTD ) at some point in their life following a rape , a figure that was six times the likeli- hood of women who had not ... sexual violence must be of previously " chaste 2 Sexual Violence.
... sexual as- sault ; the second tape is ninety minutes and emphasizes survival tactics for vic- tims and potential victims , as well as a forty - six - page overview manual . The manual is designed to provide administrators with ...
... LaFree ( 1989 ) in his study of the Indianapolis Police , investiga- tion priorities were influenced by community groups . The type of sexual as- sault case investigated and prosecuted in a county directly reflects 170 Sexual Violence.
Contents
The Measurement of Rape | 7 |
Debra S Kelley | 15 |
Biology Sex and the Debate over Chemical Castration | 35 |
Copyright | |
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