Sexual violence : policies, practices, and challenges in the United States and Canada

Hodgson, James F. (James Fredrick), 1958- (Added Author). Kelley, Debra S., 1955- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0275973689 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
viii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Sexual violence: policies, practices, and challenges / James F. Hodgson and Debra S. Kelley -- The measurement of Rape / Debra S. Kelley -- Biology, sex, and the debate over "Chemical Castration" / Craig T. Palmer, Randy Thornhill, and David N. DiBari -- A critical critique of the cultures of control : a case study of cyber rape / Livy A. Visano -- Sexual assault behind bars : the forgotten victims / Charles Crawford -- Rape law reform / Frances P. Bernat -- Myths of woman and the rights of man : the politics of credibility in Canadian rape law / Margaret A. Denike -- Psychological evidence in sexual assault court cases : the use of expert testimony and third-party records by trial court judges / Giannetta Del Bove and Lana Stermac -- Reconceptualizing sexual assault from an intractable social problem to a manageable process of social change / K. Edward Renner -- Law enforcement's response to sexual assault : a comparative study of nine counties in North Carolina / Vivian B. Lord and Gary Rassel -- Policing sexual violence : a case study of Jane Doe v. the Metropolitan Toronto Police / James F. Hodgson -- Assessing the role of sexual assault programs in communities / Elizabethann O'Sullivan -- Megan's law in California : the CD-ROM and the changing nature of crime control / Suzette Cote -- Revisiting Megan's Law andsex offender registration : prevention or problem / Robert E. Freeman-Longo.