Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence
[2 volumes]
Published on 3. May 2018
Book
637 pages
978-1-4408-4489-8 (ISBN)
Description
This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of rape and other forms of sexual violence, containing the latest information about victims and perpetrators; events, laws, and trends related to sexual violence; and attitudes toward it.
This encyclopedia will help readers to develop a deeper understanding of rape and other forms of sexual violence in the United States and around the world. Content illuminates all aspects of this serious issue, including the forms of trauma experienced by survivors/victims; different types of rape, from incest to acquaintance rape to prison rape; specific cases, events, and controversies; laws, policies, movements, and organizations pertaining to the issue; and legal, political, and cultural contributors to rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence follows an A-Z format, but instead of comprising brief overview entries, it features twenty chapters, each of which is a long-form entry that covers key perspectives, laws, court cases, and statistics on survivors/victims and perpetrators. Leading scholars' and activists' perspectives on the subject add depth to the information provided; the set also includes a selection of essential primary documents.
This encyclopedia will help readers to develop a deeper understanding of rape and other forms of sexual violence in the United States and around the world. Content illuminates all aspects of this serious issue, including the forms of trauma experienced by survivors/victims; different types of rape, from incest to acquaintance rape to prison rape; specific cases, events, and controversies; laws, policies, movements, and organizations pertaining to the issue; and legal, political, and cultural contributors to rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence follows an A-Z format, but instead of comprising brief overview entries, it features twenty chapters, each of which is a long-form entry that covers key perspectives, laws, court cases, and statistics on survivors/victims and perpetrators. Leading scholars' and activists' perspectives on the subject add depth to the information provided; the set also includes a selection of essential primary documents.
Reviews / Votes
Clearly written and well organized, this valuable resource provides a window on the development of core concepts of sexual violence and the role this social problem plays in U.S. society. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates, researchers and faculty, professionals, general readers. * Choice * With this in-depth, illuminating encyclopedia . . . [u]ndergraduate students in the social sciences will gain a better understanding of the subject. * Library Journal * This comprehensive, timely, very well written set provides an in-depth look at the global and historical aspects of the crimes of rape and other sexual violence. . . . Highly recommended as an essential resource. * Booklist * [A] comprehensive, two-volume set that takes a multifaceted approach to a timely topic. Tackling the subject from a global perspective, this well-researched resource provides a thorough overview of rape and sexual violence. . . . Overall, the Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence is a valuable resource for students and academic researchers. This set is recommended for academic and large public libraries. * ARBA * 2018 Top Community College Resource * Choice *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Weight
1814 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-4489-8 (9781440844898)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
05/2018
1st Edition
ABC-CLIO
€324.99
Available for download
Person
Merril D. Smith, PhD, is an independent scholar and author. Her works include Encyclopedia of Rape, Sex without Consent: Rape and Sexual Coercion in America, and Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology of Selected Rape and Sexual Violence Events
Entries
Acquaintance Rape
Campus Rape and Sexual Violence
Child Sexual Abuse
Custodial Rape
Diminished Capacity Rape and Capacity to Consent to Sex
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Exploitation by Professionals
Hate Crimes and Corrective Rape
Incest
Marital Rape/Intimate Partner Rape
Multiple Perpetrator Rape (Gang Rape)
Prison Rape
Rape in Media and Popular Culture
Sexual Assault in the Military
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Victimization of Men and Boys
Stalking
Statutory Rape
Stranger Rape
Wartime Rape
Primary Documents
Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County (1981)
Anita Hill's Testimony: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Clarence Thomas, Part 4 (October 11, 1991)
The Federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (1992)
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (August 1996)
First Anniversary of the 1996 World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Rape and Murder of Brandon Teena (September 1997)
South African Criminal Law on Sexual Offences (2007)
Why Don't Rape Victims Report The Crime? Medical University of South Carolina, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (February 2007)
Rape as a Weapon of War: U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (April 1, 2008)
Testimony of Lisa F. Jackson: U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (April 1, 2008)
Remarks by President Barack Obama at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act (October 28, 2009)
A Police Commissioner Shares a Lesson: U.S. Senate Hearing on ?Rape in the United States: The Chronic Failure to Report and Investigate Rape Cases? (September 14, 2010)
Dear Colleague Letter: The Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (April 4, 2011)
Testimony of Esmeralda Soto on Sexual Assault in an Immigrant Detention Center, Prepared for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (July 13, 2011)
The Clery Act, Amended (2013)
The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (March 2013)
Statement of Ms. Brigette McCoy, Former Specialist, U.S. Army: U.S. Senate (March 13, 2013)
Sexual Assault in the Military: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (September 2013)
Title IX Rights for Students Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence (2014)
"Yes Means Yes" Bill: California SB 967 (February 10, 2014)
A Male Survivor of Military Sexual Trauma: Testimony of Brian K. Lewis (March 2014)
"Not Alone" Report: Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (April 2014)
Paroline v. United States (April 2014)
Statement of Laurie Dishman: Senate Hearing for the Cruise Passenger Protection Act (July 23, 2014)
Human Trafficking in American Schools: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students (January 2015)
Testimony of Holly Austin Smith, Child Sex Trafficking Survivor: U.S. Senate (February 24, 2015)
Hearing on the Rape Kit Backlog: Testimony of Scott Berkowitz of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution (May 20, 2015)
Technology and Legislation in Fighting Crime: A Survivor Speaks: Testimony of Natasha S. Alexenko (June 18, 2015)
Vice President Joe Biden: It's On Us to Stop Campus Sexual Assault (November 9, 2015)
Testimony of Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a Yazidi Victim of Sexual Slavery: United Nations Security Council (December 16, 2015)
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Zainab Hawa Bangura: Remarks on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Syria (February 4, 2016)
Comfort Women Call for Reparations: Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues (March 8, 2016)
Eudy Simelane and ?Corrective Rape?: Eudy Simelane Memorial Lecture by Edwin Cameron, University of KwaZulu-Natal (April 7, 2016)
A Rape Victim Speaks: The People v. Brock Allen Turner (June 2, 2016)
Holding Colleges and Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus: U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (July 1, 2016)
Testimony of Amita Swadhin, Child Rape Survivor and Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors: Confirmation Hearings for Jeff Sessions for Attorney General (January 11, 2017)
A Gymnast Speaks Out against Sexual Abuse: Testimony of Jamie Dantzscher before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (March 28, 2017)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Report of the Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (April 2017)
Sexual Abuse at an Elite School: Report to the Board of Trustees of Choate Rosemary Hall (April 2017)
Exoneration for the Groveland Four: Florida Senate (April 14, 2017)
Prison Rape Elimination Act Data Collection Activities (June 2017)
Resources
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Introduction
Chronology of Selected Rape and Sexual Violence Events
Entries
Acquaintance Rape
Campus Rape and Sexual Violence
Child Sexual Abuse
Custodial Rape
Diminished Capacity Rape and Capacity to Consent to Sex
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Exploitation by Professionals
Hate Crimes and Corrective Rape
Incest
Marital Rape/Intimate Partner Rape
Multiple Perpetrator Rape (Gang Rape)
Prison Rape
Rape in Media and Popular Culture
Sexual Assault in the Military
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Victimization of Men and Boys
Stalking
Statutory Rape
Stranger Rape
Wartime Rape
Primary Documents
Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County (1981)
Anita Hill's Testimony: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Clarence Thomas, Part 4 (October 11, 1991)
The Federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights (1992)
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (August 1996)
First Anniversary of the 1996 World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Rape and Murder of Brandon Teena (September 1997)
South African Criminal Law on Sexual Offences (2007)
Why Don't Rape Victims Report The Crime? Medical University of South Carolina, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (February 2007)
Rape as a Weapon of War: U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (April 1, 2008)
Testimony of Lisa F. Jackson: U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (April 1, 2008)
Remarks by President Barack Obama at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act (October 28, 2009)
A Police Commissioner Shares a Lesson: U.S. Senate Hearing on ?Rape in the United States: The Chronic Failure to Report and Investigate Rape Cases? (September 14, 2010)
Dear Colleague Letter: The Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education (April 4, 2011)
Testimony of Esmeralda Soto on Sexual Assault in an Immigrant Detention Center, Prepared for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (July 13, 2011)
The Clery Act, Amended (2013)
The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (March 2013)
Statement of Ms. Brigette McCoy, Former Specialist, U.S. Army: U.S. Senate (March 13, 2013)
Sexual Assault in the Military: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (September 2013)
Title IX Rights for Students Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence (2014)
"Yes Means Yes" Bill: California SB 967 (February 10, 2014)
A Male Survivor of Military Sexual Trauma: Testimony of Brian K. Lewis (March 2014)
"Not Alone" Report: Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (April 2014)
Paroline v. United States (April 2014)
Statement of Laurie Dishman: Senate Hearing for the Cruise Passenger Protection Act (July 23, 2014)
Human Trafficking in American Schools: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students (January 2015)
Testimony of Holly Austin Smith, Child Sex Trafficking Survivor: U.S. Senate (February 24, 2015)
Hearing on the Rape Kit Backlog: Testimony of Scott Berkowitz of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution (May 20, 2015)
Technology and Legislation in Fighting Crime: A Survivor Speaks: Testimony of Natasha S. Alexenko (June 18, 2015)
Vice President Joe Biden: It's On Us to Stop Campus Sexual Assault (November 9, 2015)
Testimony of Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a Yazidi Victim of Sexual Slavery: United Nations Security Council (December 16, 2015)
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Zainab Hawa Bangura: Remarks on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Syria (February 4, 2016)
Comfort Women Call for Reparations: Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues (March 8, 2016)
Eudy Simelane and ?Corrective Rape?: Eudy Simelane Memorial Lecture by Edwin Cameron, University of KwaZulu-Natal (April 7, 2016)
A Rape Victim Speaks: The People v. Brock Allen Turner (June 2, 2016)
Holding Colleges and Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus: U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (July 1, 2016)
Testimony of Amita Swadhin, Child Rape Survivor and Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors: Confirmation Hearings for Jeff Sessions for Attorney General (January 11, 2017)
A Gymnast Speaks Out against Sexual Abuse: Testimony of Jamie Dantzscher before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (March 28, 2017)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Report of the Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (April 2017)
Sexual Abuse at an Elite School: Report to the Board of Trustees of Choate Rosemary Hall (April 2017)
Exoneration for the Groveland Four: Florida Senate (April 14, 2017)
Prison Rape Elimination Act Data Collection Activities (June 2017)
Resources
About the Editor and Contributors
Index