Policing Rape

Author : Katrin Hohl
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429816375
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Policing Rape written by Katrin Hohl and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-07-05 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The policing of rape is in permacrisis. This book addresses the question of why police investigations continue to fail most rape victim-survivors and puts forward a framework for what policing can do to change this. Low conviction rates and poor victim-survivor experiences are the hallmarks of the rape justice gap. Three decades of research, policy, and legal changes have tweaked rape investigations to alleviate some of their ills; however, for the majority of victim-survivors, the process remains gruelling. Police forces are notoriously resistant to reform, even in the face of rapidly declining public trust. The starting point of this book is the recognition that if we want profound change in policing, we must try something new. To do so, the authors move from asking "What is it about rape that makes it so difficult for police to investigate it well?" to asking "What is it about the police that makes it so difficult for police to investigate rape well?". Policing Rape sets out a practice-oriented theoretical framework for radically and sustainably transforming rape investigations, rape prevention, and the quality of officer engagement with victim-survivors. The authors reflect on the journey of putting this framework into practice within Operation Soteria Bluestone as a step on the path towards a radical transformation of rape policing. This book is essential reading for all those looking to understand and improve the policing of rape.

Author : Jeanne Gregory
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134713126
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Policing Sexual Assault written by Jeanne Gregory and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policing Sexual Assault provides a detailed account of current police practice in the UK in response to sexual assault. The authors use case studies and interviews to find out why when the number of rape cases has almost trebled since 1985, the proportion of cases resulting in a conviction has dropped from 24% to 8.6%. Chapters cover: an overview of existing research police culture police recording practices the role of the Crime Prosecution Service male rape analysis of the judicial process interviews with complainants and first-hand accounts of their experiences proposals for reform. The authors place their findings within the context of theoretical debates about domestic and sexual violence and examine the gap between official condemnations of male violence, as enshrined in law, and the realities of the victims' (male and female) experiences - whereby the violence is too often condoned.

Author : Jeanne Gregory
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415163889
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Policing Sexual Assault written by Jeanne Gregory and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study uses case studies and interviews to find out why, when the number of rape cases has almost trebled since 1985, the proportion of cases resulting in a conviction has fallen.

Author : Aliraza Javaid
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319526391
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Male Rape, Masculinities, and Sexualities written by Aliraza Javaid and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically explores the intersections between male rape, masculinities, and sexualities. It examines the ways in which male rape is policed, responded to, and addressed by state and voluntary agencies in Britain. The book uncovers how notions of gender, sexualities and masculinities shape these agencies’ understanding of male rape and their views of men as victims of rape. Javaid pays particular attention to the police and deconstructs police subculture to consider whether it influences and shapes the ways in which police officers provide services for male rape victims. Grounded in qualitative interviews and data derived from the state and voluntary sector, this book will be invaluable reading for sociologists, criminologists, and social scientists who are keen to learn more about gender, policing, sexual violence and male sexual victimisation.

Author : Shana Maier
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136684999
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rape, Victims, and Investigations written by Shana Maier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite changes to laws and attitudes, rape continues at epidemic levels worldwide. As gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, law enforcement officers are important to the processing of rape cases and their interactions with victims can potentially affect the victim’s reaction to and recovery from rape. In order to better understand rape and the processing of cases through the criminal justice and legal systems, Rape, Victims and Investigations explores the unique perceptions and experiences of detectives who respond to rape victims and investigate rape cases. The detective’s investigation is the foundation of the prosecution’s case; the book considers factors that contribute to the challenging nature of rape investigations, such as lack of evidence or a clear, credible victim statement. Detectives’ perceptions of victims’ revictimization by the criminal justice and legal systems are also explored. The book also looks at specific causes of police stress and burnout related to working rape cases, financial struggles faced by departments, and ways to meet these challenges. By integrating previous research within the context of rich interview data, Rape, Victims and Investigations provides deep insight for readers and will contribute to the continued improvement of treatment of victims by the criminal justice system. The book will be essential reading for academics, students, law enforcement officers, those who provide services to sexual assault victims and victims themselves.

Author : Meredith Minister
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498565158
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rape Culture on Campus written by Meredith Minister and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rape Culture on Campus explores how existing responses to sexual violence on college and university campuses fail to address religious and cultural dynamics that make rape appear normal, dynamics imbedded in social expectations around race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability. Rather than dealing with these complex dynamics, responses to sexual violence on college campuses focus on implementing changes in one-time workshops. As an alternative to quick solutions, this book argues that long-term classroom interventions are necessary in order to understand religious and cultural complexities and effectively respond to this crisis. Written for educators, administrators, activists, and students, Rape Culture on Campus provides an accessible cultural studies approach to rape culture that complements existing social science approaches, an intersectional and interdisciplinary analysis of rape culture, and offers practical, classroom-based interventions.

Author : Battelle Law and Justice Study Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forcible Rape written by Battelle Law and Justice Study Center and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Howard N. Snyder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement written by Howard N. Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Battelle Memorial Institute. Law and Justice Study Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
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Download or read book Forcible Rape written by Battelle Memorial Institute. Law and Justice Study Center and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429849737
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women, Rape and Justice written by Jan Jordan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is justice possible for a woman raped in contemporary patriarchal culture? This book explores one of the major conundrums of our time: given all the feminist activism and reforms of the last 50 years, why does rape remain so prevalent and justice so elusive? In exploring these questions, Jan Jordan takes us back into the patriarchal origins of our rape culture in order to trace the connections between past laws and current justice realities. Her examination covers developments in police and court processes and explores the connections between men, masculinity, and rape before considering the scope of rape prevention. She argues the need for urgent transformation of the rape-condoning cultures that currently make it impossible for rape prevalence to abate or for rape victims to receive justice.