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. Explains the many types of rape and sexual violence
Discusses what organizations and nations are doing to help victims
and survivors and to convict perpetrators, and provides insights
into what has worked and what has failed-and why Covers sexual
violence committed globally against people of all genders and ages
and in a variety of conditions, including prisons, nursing homes,
over the internet, and in wartime, so that readers may understand
the universality of the issue Covers both U.S. and international
topics in primary documents including testimonies from rape victims
given before the US Senate in relation to violence in the military,
scandals in gymnastics, and human trafficking; documents concerning
corrective hate in South Africa and those forced into sexual
slavery by ISIS; and legislation such as the Clery Act and Title IX
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