Sexual Violence : Policies, Practices, and Challenges in the United States and Canada.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Sexual Violence: Policies, Practices, and Challenges James F. Hodgson and Debra S. Kelley -- 2. The Measurement of Rape Debra S. Kelley -- 3. Biology, Sex, and the Debate over "Chemical Castration" Craig T. Palmer, Randy Thornhill, and David N. DiBari -- 4. A Critical Critique of the Cultures of Control: A Case Study of Cyber Rape Livy A. Visano -- 5. Sexual Assault behind Bars: The Forgotten Victims Charles Crawford -- 6. Rape Law Reform Frances P. Bernat -- 7. Myths of Woman and the Rights of Man: The Politics of Credibility in Canadian Rape Law Margaret A. Denike -- 8. 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 -- 9. Reconceptualizing Sexual Assault from an Intractable Social Problem to a Manageable Process of Social Change K. Edward Renner -- 10. Law Enforcement's Response to Sexual Assault: A Comparative Study of Nine Counties in North Carolina Vivian B. Lord and Gary Rassel -- 11. Policing Sexual Violence: A Case Study of Jane Doe v. the Metropolitan Toronto Police James F. Hodgson -- 12. Assessing the Role of Sexual Assault Programs in Communities Elizabethann O'Sullivan -- 13. Megan's Law in California: The CD-ROM and the Changing Nature of Crime Control Suzette Cote -- 14. Revisiting Megan's Law and Sex Offender Registration: Prevention or Problem Robert E. Freeman-Longo -- Index -- About the Contributors.

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