Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and Canada
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and Canada
By (Author) James F. Hodgson
Edited by Debra S. Kelley
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th December 2001
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Crime and criminology
364.1530971
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Description
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. Contributors focus on methodological and ideological issues, rape law reform, criminal justice responses, social contexts of sexual assault, and community responses. 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.
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.,."recommended for libraries seeking to establish breadth in their holdings in the areas of women's studies and criminal justice. Undergraduate collections."-CHOICE
...recommended for libraries seeking to establish breadth in their holdings in the areas of women's studies and criminal justice. Undergraduate collections.-CHOICE
..."recommended for libraries seeking to establish breadth in their holdings in the areas of women's studies and criminal justice. Undergraduate collections."-CHOICE
Author Bio
JAMES F. HODGSON is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Longwood College, where he teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. DEBRA S. KELLEY is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Longwood College, where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
