Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape : A Multidisciplinary Response to an International Problem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horvath, Miranda A. H.

Contributor:

Woodhams, Jessica.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex offenders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Summary:

Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary perspectives on multiple perpetrator rape. The book is organised to provide readers with a comprehensive account of the thinking, theorising and empirical evidence on multiple perpetrator rape to date. Aspects covered include: different contexts in which multiple perpetrator rape occurs such as gangs, war, fraternities, South Africa; experiences of women and girls as victims and perpetrators; offence characteristics such as leadership and role taking, aggression and violence; the importance of group size; the prosecution of and treatment of offenders; and approaches to prevention. The contributions to this collection are written by leading academics and practitioners from a variety of disciplines who bring together research and practice on multiple perpetrator rape by presenting new data from a strong theoretical and contextual base. This book will be a key text for students and academics studying multiple perpetrator rape and an essential reference tool for professionals working in the field including police officers, educationalists, forensic psychologists, youth workers, probation staff, lawyers, judges and policy makers.

Contents:

Cover

Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape: A multidisciplinary response to an international problem

Copyright

Contents

Tables and figure

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword: Naming and defining multiple perpetrator rape: the relationship between concepts and research

1 Introduction

2 Multiple perpetrator rape: An international phenomenon

3 Masculinity, status, and power: Implicit messages in Western media discourse on high-profile cases of multiple perpetrator rape

4 Numbers matter: Characteristic differences between lone, duo and 3+ group rapes

5 Group sexual offending: Comparing adolescent female with adolescent male offenders

6 Busting the 'gang-rape' myth: Girls' victimisation and agency in gang-associated sexual violence

7 Streamlining: Understanding gang rape in South Africa

8 Multiple perpetrator rape during war

9 Leadership and role-taking in multiple perpetrator rape

10 Offender aggression and violence in multiple perpetrator rape

11 Multiple perpetrator rape victimization: How it differs and why it matters

12 Multiple perpetrator rape in the courtroom

13 Multiple perpetrator rape offenders: Treatment issues

14 Girls and gangs: Preventing multiple perpetrator rape

15 The next steps

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Horvath, Miranda A. H. Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape

ISBN:

9781136184857

OCLC:

830161383