The Word of a Woman? - Police, Rape and Belief (Hardcover)

The notion that women lie about rape is a prevalent belief with pervasive influence. This book is unique in combining police file data with interviews obtained from both rape survivors and detectives in order to critically explore how this belief affects police officers' responses to women who report rape. Examination of this material is located within a broader analysis of the historical and socio-cultural environment, and illustrates how rape investigations continue to be conducted within the context of pervasive beliefs and stereotypes regarding both the nature of rape and the nature of women. Upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers in departments of sociology; gender studies; women's studies; criminology; law and police studies Professionals working within criminal justice research and policy-making; lawyers and prosecutors; police departments; rape and sexual assault agencies

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	J. Jordan
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-2169-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	1-4039-2169-5
Barcode:	9781403921697

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