Rape : challenging contemporary thinking
Title:
Rape : challenging contemporary thinking
Author:
Horvath, Miranda.
ISBN:
9781843925200
9781843925194
Publication Information:
Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan, c2009.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 353 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
Contents: 1. Setting the scene; Introduction to understanding rape -- Section 1: Processes and representations. 2. Rape myth acceptance: affective, behavioural, and cognitive effects of beliefs that blame the victim and exonerate the perpetrator -- 3. Anger, disgust and sexual crimes -- 4. Rape in the media -- 5. Sexual scripts, sexual refusals and ʻdate rapeʼ. Section 2: Victim vulnerabilities. 6. Alcohol and drugs in rape and sexual assault -- 7. Narratives of survival: South Asian Womenʼs experience of rape -- 8. Invaded spaces and feeling dirty: Womenʼs narratives of violation in prostitution and sexual violence -- 9. 'Realʼ rape and ʻrealʼ rape allegations: What are the vulnerabilities of the women who report to the police? Section 3: the Criminal Justice System. 10. Seeking proof or truth? Naturalistic decision making by police officers when considering rape allegations -- 11. Police interviews of rape victims: Tensions and contradictions -- 12 A vicious cycle? Attrition and conviction patterns in contemporary rape trials in England and Wales -- 13. Addressing the attitude problem in rape trials: Some proposals and methodological considerations. Concluding Remarks: 14. Is it real rape and do you believe her?
Abstract:
Summary: "Rape remains one of the most controversial issues within criminal justice and receives high profile coverage internationally. Despite the many changes there have been to the law, practice and procedure in the investigation of rape allegations, and support available for victims, victims are routinely blamed for their victimization. Only a very small number of perpetrators ever face prosecution, let alone conviction. This book aims to take stock of current thinking and research about rape and the way it is handled in practice within the criminal justice system, and to challenge some of the widely held but inaccurate beliefs about rape. It brings together leading researchers in the field from psychology, sociology and law, considering new research and presenting new data from a strong theoretical and contextual base. The main focus of the book is on adult victims of rape, with chapters exploring such issues as rape and the media, the use of alcohol and drugs in rape, police decision making on rape cases, conviction patterns in rape trials, and interviewing victims of rape and sexual assault."--Publisher description.
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