Author : Nicola Henry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 18,17 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 113747615X
This book explores the burgeoning interest in alternative and innovative justice responses to sexual violence both within and outside the legal system. It explores the limits of criminal law for achieving 'rape justice' and highlights possibilities for expanding how we think about justice in the aftermath of sexual violence.
Author : Vivien M. L. Miller
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Criminal justice, Administation of
ISBN :
"This book will be an important source of information of scholars interested in the workings of criminal justice during the era, as well as for anyone interested in the history that lies behind current debates on crime and punishment."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Estelle Zinsstag
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317247507
Sexual violence, in all its forms, is a crime for which anecdotal accounts and scholarly reports suggest victims in their great majority do not receive adequate ‘justice’ or redress. The theory and practice of restorative justice is rapidly developing and offers some well-argued new avenues for dealings with crime in general. It has the potential to be extended to cases of sexual violence and a number of small scale programmes are already underway across the world. Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence examines this innovative justice paradigm in more depth in the particular context of sexual trauma and violence in order to establish the empirical realities of restorative justice approaches in cases of sexual violence, and considers how such approaches could be developed adequately in the future. This book is divided into two parts, each representing a key area of research and practice: theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and justice and therapeutic perspectives. This international collection brings together leading expert scholars and practitioners to offer both theoretical and practical perspectives on restorative justice and sexual violence. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of law, criminology, psychology, social science, social work and psychotherapy, as well as practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, restorative justice and sex offender and victim trauma therapies.
Author : Joel Epstein
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 30,32 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Rape
ISBN : 0788120182
Describes recent reforms adopted in some jurisdictions, such as protecting the anonymity of the victim & allowing complainants to report sexual assault even when the victim chooses not to press charges. Law enforcement officials & district attorneys have worked to support compensation for victims & also have created victim-witness advocate positions to help victims navigate the criminal justice process & speed their recovery. Contains a glossary, resources, & tables.
Author : Mary Clifford
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 2020-01-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781538125175
Sex Crimes and Offenders emphasizes the need to focus on individual perpetrators while also stressing the importance of looking at the offender's social and cultural environments, as well as the social and political responses designed to hold perpetrators accountable and help support victims
Author : Marie Keenan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : 0198858639
Concerned by the high attrition rates for sexual crime and the secondary victimization experienced by victims during their participation in the criminal justice system, this book analyses the extent to which restorative justice can address the justice gap that exists in current justice provision. Building on clinical experience and earlier research on sexual crime the authors engage with the complex dynamics and traumatic impact of sexual crime as a critical starting point for their research and examine whether restorative justice can contribute to a more enhanced justice response. The book presents extensive new data on restorative justice as applied in sexual violence cases across the globe. It engages with feminist concerns regarding the traumatic impact of sexual violence and the power imbalances that characterise these offences, as well as the potential for re-traumatisation and re-victimisation during the judicial process. While there is a risk of coercion of the victim to participate in the process, and manipulation of restorative justice by the offender, restorative justice has the potential to lead to the reprivatisation of sexual crime and ultimately to its decriminalisation. Having examined these topics in detail, the book concludes there is an important role for restorative justice in addressing the justice gap that exists after sexual crime and offers guidance on how this can be achieved.
Author : James F. Hodgson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 2001-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313074550
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. As we enter the 21st century, numerous changes have occurred within the criminal justice system and society's understanding of rape as a crime of violence. Significant reforms have emerged in both the United States and Canada in terms of how various institutions respond to the crime of rape and the needs of rape survivors. This progress demands an evaluation of the current state of pressing issues regarding the many facets of sexual assault. Kelley and Hodgson offer original contributions from both American and Canadian scholars and practitioners from several social science disciplines in an effort to provide a critical assessment of a timely and important issue.
Author : Diana Scully
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1135220204
Understanding Sexual Violence examines the structural supports for rape in sexually violent cultures and dispels a number of myths about sexual violence--for example, that childhood abuse, alcohol, and drugs are direct causes of rape.
Author : Claire M. Renzetti
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780742530553
This is an edited volume of 12 articles previously published in Social Problems that may be considered among the most influential in the development of the sociological study of violence against women.
Author : Estelle B. Freedman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0674728505
The uproar over "legitimate rape" during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that rape remains a word in flux, subject to political power and social privilege. Redefining Rape describes the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the U.S., through the experiences of accusers, assailants, and advocates for change.
