Sarah Koon-Magnin

Sexual Assault and Harassment in America

Examining the Facts

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Produktbeschreibung

This wide-ranging resource uses evidence-based documentation to examine claims and beliefs-and provide the facts-about sexual assault and harassment and other forms of sexual violence in the United States. Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a major political/cultural issue in the United States. They do so to give readers a clear and unbiased understanding of current issues by informing them about falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions-and confirming the factual validity of other assertions-that have gained traction in AmericA’s political and cultural discourse. Ultimately, this series has been crafted to give readers the tools for a fuller understanding of issues, events, policies, and laws that occupy center stage in American life and politics. This volume in the series addresses the issue of sexual violence in the U.S. It includes chapters devoted to quantifying the extent of the problems of sexual assault and harassment; demographic groups most likely to experience sexual violence; physical, emotional, and societal impacts of sexual assault; how investigations of sex-related charges are conducted; laws and policies pertaining to both victims and offenders; and sexual violence prevention and response services outside of the criminal justice system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-Clio, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781440876554
• ISBN-10: 144087655X
• Artikelnr.: 64158502

Autorenporträt

Sarah Koon-Magnin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1. Sexual assault in the United States: What we know
and how we know it Q1. Is there a single definition of sexual assault? Q2.
Is there a single agreed-upon measure of sexual assault in the United
States? Q3. Do all states define consent in the same way? Q4. Is sexual
assault a big problem in the United States? Q5. Are all forms of sexual
assault treated equally seriously by the criminal justice system? Chapter
2. Demographic differences in sexual assault victimization Q6. Are all
people at equal risk of being sexually assaulted? Q7. Can men be sexually
assaulted? Q8. Are there differences in risk and experience of sexual
assault victimization by age? Q9. Is the risk of sexual assault
victimization greater for people with certain sexual orientations or gender
identities? Q10. Do other factors impact the risk of sexual assault
victimization or perpetration? Chapter 3. Reporting sexual assault Q11. Do
most victims report sexual assaults to law enforcement? Q12. Do
inconsistencies in victims' statements to police mean that their claims are
false or exaggerated? Q13. If a claim of sexual assault does not result in
an arrest, does that mean the assault did not happen? Q14. Are false
reports of sexual assault a common problem in the United States? Q15. Can a
sexual assault forensic exam ("rape kit") prove whether someone was raped?
Chapter 4. The impact of sexual assault on victims Q16. Is someone who is
sexually assaulted likely to suffer negative mental health consequences?
Q17. Does the reaction that someone receives following a disclosure of
sexual assault impact the recovery process? Q18. Are most victims of sexual
assault physically injured? Q19. Is "victim blaming" a problem in the
United States? Q20. Do rape myths impact sexual assault survivors? Q21. Has
the MeToo movement had an effect on sexual assault survivors? Chapter 5.
Government and criminal justice responses to sexual assault victims Q22.
Has the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) helped victims of sexual assault?
Q23. Are steps being taken to address the "rape kit backlog"? Q24. Are
there steps that law enforcement can take to better respond to sexual
assaults? Q25. Are there steps that prosecutors can take to better respond
to sexual assault victims? Q26. Are sexual assault response teams (SARTs)
an effective method of addressing the problem of sexual assault? Chapter 6.
Government and criminal justice responses to sexual offenders Q27. Do most
sex offenders go to prison? Q28. Do most convicted sex offenders serve time
in jail or prison? Q29. Do all sex offenders reoffend? Q30. Are sex
offender registries effective public safety tools? Chapter 7. Prevention
and response services outside of the criminal justice system Q31. Are there
professionals outside of the criminal justice system who can help victims
following a sexual assault? Q32. Do SANE programs improve outcomes for
sexual assault victims? Q33. Do trauma-informed practices help victims of
sexual assault? Q34. Does Title IX apply to sexual misconduct at
institutions of higher education? Index