Sex crimes : transnational problems and global perspectives / Alissa R. Ackerman and Rich Furman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ackerman, Alissa, editor.

Furman, Rich, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex crimes.

Human trafficking.

Transnational crime.

Physical Description:

vi, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]

Summary:

Sex crimes, such as rape, child sexual abuse, and intimate-partner violence, are increasingly transnational in nature, introducing unique cross-border and cross-cultural challenges for police, the courts, and the law. Policy makers and practitioners are in need of a resource that explores the incidence, prosecution, and treatment of sexual crimes across different countries and cultures. This book is the first to investigate all aspects of sexual crimes and the policy and management initiatives developed to address them from a transnational, global perspective. Introducing an array of tools for reducing the prevalence and consequences of sex crimes, this volume brings together leading scholars in criminology, criminal justice, social work, and law to discuss topics ranging from sex trafficking and sex tourism to pornography, cyberstalking, and sexual abuse in the military and the Catholic church. Case studies track the reporting of these crimes, the methods used to interview victims and perpetrators, and the policies enacted to punish those involved. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Foundational Chapters 1

Introduction / Alissa R. Ackerman Ackerman, Alissa R., Rich Furman Furman, Rich 3

1 The Movement of Sexual Content and Sex Crimes from the Local to the Transnational / Jay S. Albanese Albanese, Jay S. 14

2 What Is a "Sex Crime"? An Examination of the Various Definitions of Rape Across Countries / Lisa L. Sample Sample, Lisa L., Rita Augustyn Augustyn, Rita 29

3 The Use of Masculinities in the Understanding and Treatment of Male Sexual Offenders / Alissa R. Ackerman Ackerman, Alissa R., Rich Furman Furman, Rich, Jeffrey W. Cohen Cohen, Jeffrey W., Eric Madfis Madfis, Eric, Michelle Sanchez Sanchez, Michelle 44

4 A World of Hurt: An International Look at Intimate Partner Violence / Elicka S. Peterson-Sparks Peterson-Sparks, Elicka S. 64

Part 2 Sex Trafficking in a Transnational World 79

5 Global Sex Trafficking Overview: Facts, Myths, and Debates / Mary Hiquan Zhou Zhou, Mary Hiquan 81

6 INGOs and the UN Trafficking Protocol / Charles Anthony Smith Smith, Charles Anthony, Cynthia Florentino Florentino, Cynthia 99

7 Sex Work and Agency: Decriminalization of Prostitution / Cathy Nguyen Nguyen, Cathy, Rich Furman Furman, Rich, Alissa R. Ackerman Ackerman, Alissa R. 113

Part 3 Examples and Contexts of Transnational Sex Crimes 127

8 Sexual Violence Against Political Prisoners: An Examination of Empirical Evidence in El Salvador and Peru / Michele Leiby Leiby, Michele 129

9 Conflict and Postconflict Sexual Violence in Africa: Case Studies of Liberia, Northern Uganda, and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo / Helen Liebling Liebling, Helen 143

10 Donor Dollars and Ministerial Mindsets: Constraints on NGO Responses to Rape in Cambodia / Catherine Burns Burns, Catherine, Kathleen Daly Daly, Kathleen 158

11 Sexual Abuse Within Institutional Contexts / Anne-Marie McAlinden McAlinden, Anne-Marie 173

12 Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church / Karen J. Terry Terry, Karen J. 188

13 Sexual Violence By and Against Trans People / Phoenix J. Freeman Freeman, Phoenix J. 211

14 The Sexual Abuse of Animals / Jennifer Maher Maher, Jennifer 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231169486

0231169485

9780231169493

0231169493

OCLC:

890377686